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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.
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December 28, 2001
Airline
Security Questions
Betty Ann Bowser reports on efforts by airlines and airports
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December
25, 2001
Struggle
to Recover
Industry analysts discuss the current status and the future of
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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.
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NOVEMBER
November 28, 2001
High
Flyer
Tom Bearden reports on the success of Southwest Airlines during these
turbulent times.
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November 15, 2001
Defensive
Flying
Tom Bearden examines how flight attendants are reacting to new aviation
security measures. |
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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. |
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November 14, 2001
Securing
the Skies
Kwame Holman reports on the congressional dispute over airport security.
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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.
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November 13, 2001
Airliner Crash
Kwame Holman provides the latest news on Monday's airliner crash in New York.
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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
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November
1, 2001
Securing the
Skies
Kwame Holman covers the air security debate in Congress.
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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.
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October 11,
2001
Fighting Terrorism
Kwame Holman covers the U.S. Senate debate over aviation security measures. |
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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.
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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.
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September
26, 2001
Closing the
Gateway
Terence Smith reports on the debate over whether to reopen Washington's
Reagan National Airport. |
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September 17, 2001
Getting
off the Ground
Elizabeth Brackett reports from Chicago's O'Hare Airport as
it resumes operation following Tuesday's attacks. |
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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. |
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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. |
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September 12, 2001
Airport Security
Elizabeth Farnsworth examines airport security issues raised by Tuesday's attack. |
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September 3, 2001
Runway
Battle
Elizabeth Brackett of WTTW-Chicago reports on a controversial
plan to relieve congestion at O'Hare airport.
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AUGUST
August 14, 2001
Elderly Drivers
Betty Ann Bowser reports on the increasing number of elderly drivers on roads. |
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JULY
July 26, 2001
Holding
Pattern
Tom Bearden presents the second part in a series investigating
the decrease in airline delays this summer.
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July 10, 2001
Breaking
the Air Traffic Bottleneck
Tom Bearden examines the reasons for crowded flights
and long delays at airports. |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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APRIL
April 12, 2001
Newsmaker:
Norman Mineta
Gwen Ifill talks with the Secretary of Transportation
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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.
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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. |
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January 3, 2001
Exit
Interview: Safety Record
Terence Smith talks with outgoing Clinton Administration
Transportation Secretary Jim Hall. |
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