2001
DECEMBER
December 28, 2001
The Shoe Bomber Investigation
Following a report by Spencer Michels, Elizabeth Farnsworth gets the latest on the investigation into a man who attempted to detonate a bomb aboard an American Airlines jet last weekend from Marc Champion of the Wall Street Journal.

December 28, 2001
Airline Security Questions
Betty Ann Bowser reports on efforts by airlines and airports to implement new, more stringent security standards around the country.

December 25, 2001
Struggle to Recover
Industry analysts discuss the current status and the future of the airline industry.

December 24, 2001
Security Breach
Betty Ann Bowser reports on the man who allegedly tried to ignite explosives in his shoe on a transatlantic flight. Gwen Ifill discusses how the incident will affect airline security with Kenneth Quinn, former chief counsel for the Federal Aviation Administration; and Harvard law professor Michael Levine, a former executive at three U.S. airlines.

NOVEMBER
November 28, 2001
High Flyer
Tom Bearden reports on the success of Southwest Airlines during these turbulent times.

November 15, 2001
Defensive Flying
Tom Bearden examines how flight attendants are reacting to new aviation security measures.

November 14, 2001
Newsmaker: NTSB Director Marion Blakey
Margaret Warner interviews Marion Blakey, head of the National Transportation Safety Board, on the investigation into the crash of American Airlines Flight 587.

November 14, 2001
Securing the Skies
Kwame Holman reports on the congressional dispute over airport security.

November 13, 2001
The American State of Mind
NewsHour essayists Richard Rodriguez, Clarence Page, Jim Fisher, Anne Taylor Fleming and Roger Rosenblatt discuss their impressions of America's mood after Monday's airplane crash and other post-Sept. 11 events.

November 13, 2001
Airliner Crash
Kwame Holman provides the latest news on Monday's airliner crash in New York.

November 12, 2001
Disaster in the Air
Jim Lehrer discusses the American Airlines crash with Lee Dickinson, a former member of the National Transportation Safety Board and current director of Exponent Failure Analysis; Douglas Laird, former security director at Northwest Airlines and a managing partner of B.G.I. International; and Paul Czysz, a professor of aerospace engineering at St. Louis University.

November 1, 2001
Securing the Skies
Kwame Holman covers the air security debate in Congress.

OCTOBER
October 31, 2001
Securing the Skies
After a Kwame Holman background report, Jim Lehrer examines the debate about federalizing the airport security system with Rep. John Mica (R-Fla.), chair of the House Aviation Subcommittee.

October 11, 2001
Fighting Terrorism
Kwame Holman covers the U.S. Senate debate over aviation security measures.

October 2, 2001
Securing the Skies
Following President Bush's announcement that Washington's Reagan National Airport will reopen under tighter security, Tom Bearden reports on the new airline and airport safety measures.

SEPTEMBER
September 27, 2001
Airport Security
Ray Suarez discusses President Bush's new airline security proposals with Rep. James Oberstar (D- Minn.), a member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee; Rep. John Mica (R- Fla.), chair of the House Aviation Subcommittee; Harvard Law School professor Michael Levine; and Paul Stephen Dempsey, director of the Transportation Law program at the University of Denver.

September 26, 2001
Closing the Gateway
Terence Smith reports on the debate over whether to reopen Washington's Reagan National Airport.

September 17, 2001
Getting off the Ground
Elizabeth Brackett reports from Chicago's O'Hare Airport as it resumes operation following Tuesday's attacks.

September 16, 2001
Newsmaker: Norman Mineta
The Secretary of Transportation discusses a plan to increase security at America's airports in the wake of last week's attacks.

September 13, 2001
Airports Reopen
Tom Bearden reports on the reopening of U.S. airspace, which takes place on a limited basis, and with stringent security.

September 12, 2001
Airport Security
Elizabeth Farnsworth examines airport security issues raised by Tuesday's attack.

September 3, 2001
Runway Battle
Elizabeth Brackett of WTTW-Chicago reports on a controversial plan to relieve congestion at O'Hare airport.

AUGUST
August 14, 2001
Elderly Drivers
Betty Ann Bowser reports on the increasing number of elderly drivers on roads.

JULY
July 26, 2001
Holding Pattern
Tom Bearden presents the second part in a series investigating the decrease in airline delays this summer.

July 10, 2001
Breaking the Air Traffic Bottleneck
Tom Bearden examines the reasons for crowded flights and long delays at airports.

July 5, 2001
Online Travel
Elizabeth Brackett of WTTW in Chicago reports on a new travel Web site owned by five major airlines that promises lower online fares.

JUNE
June 26, 2001
Hang Up and Drive
New York Monday banned drivers from talking on handheld cell phones. Ray Suarez talks with Republican state Senator Carl Marcellino, lead sponsor of the ban, and Martill Williams of the American Automobile Association.

MAY
May 14, 2001
Pumped Up
After a background report, Ray Suarez discusses the rising price of gasoline with Joseph Coughlin, director of the MIT New England Transportation Center; Ed Murphy, of the American Petroleum Institute; and Anna Aurilio, legislative director of the U.S. Public Interest Research Group.

APRIL
April 12, 2001
Newsmaker: Norman Mineta
Gwen Ifill talks with the Secretary of Transportation about the troubled airline industry./span>

JANUARY
January 31, 2001
Lockerbie Verdict
A Scottish court in the Netherlands convicted a Libyan man in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103. Margaret Warner talks with law professor Clare Connelly, who observed the trial; George Williams, former president of the group representing victims' families; Reagan administration counterterrorism expert Larry Johnson, and Lebanese journalist Hisham Melhem.

January 10, 2001
Divide the Friendly Skies
Ray Suarez talks about proposed airline mergers with Darryl Jenkins, head of the Aviation Institute at George Washington University, Richard Copland, head of the American Society of Travel Agents, and Harvard Law Professor Michael Levine, a former executive of three major airlines.

January 3, 2001
Exit Interview: Safety Record
Terence Smith talks with outgoing Clinton Administration Transportation Secretary Jim Hall.