2002
DECEMBER
December 31, 2002
James Loy
By midnight Tuesday, U.S. airports will be required to screen all baggage for explosives. Jim Lehrer talks with Admiral James Loy, director of the new Transportation Security Administration, about implementing full airport security measures.

December 27, 2002
Turbulent Times
Tom Bearden reports on the United Airlines bankruptcy case and the larger problems facing much of the airline industry.

December 10, 2002
Bankrupt
Ray Suarez discusses the rough road ahead for a bankrupt United Airlines with Harvard University law professor Elizabeth Warren and Paul Stephen Dempsey, professor of law and director of the Institute of Air and Space Law at McGill University.

December 9, 2002
Bankrupt
Elizabeth Brackett looks at how United Airlines' bankruptcy is affecting the company's employees.

December 5, 2002
United Faces Bankruptcy
For the latest on United Airlines' financial troubles, Ray Suarez talks with Paul Merrion, a senior reporter who covers aviation for Crain's Chicago Business, a weekly newspaper.

December 2, 2002
Holding Pattern
Following a report by Tom Bearden on the latest efforts to keep United Airlines and other major carriers flying, Margaret Warner discusses United's budget troubles with Peter Cappelli, a professor of management at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business, and Thomas Leritz, an aviation analyst with Bank of America Capital Management in St. Louis.

NOVEMBER
November 26, 2002
Newsmaker: Marion Blakey
Ray Suarez talks with FAA administrator Marion Blakey about the safety and efficiency of the airline system during the upcoming holiday season.

November 20, 2002
Roads, Rails and Rejection
Lee Hochberg of Oregon Public Broadcasting has the story of Washington State voters' thoughts on taxation and transportation.

November 19, 2002
Safer Skies
As the country faces another holiday travel season, Margaret Warner talks with Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta about the state of airport security in the U.S.

November 12, 2002
Fighting to Survive
Correspondent Tom Bearden reports on the shaky future of Amtrak.

SEPTEMBER
September 17, 2002
Bargain Airlines
Tom Bearden reports on how low airfares are revolutionizing the airline business.

AUGUST
August 15, 2002
Rough Air
Terence Smith provides a background report on these turbulent times for most major American airlines; then he speaks with Michael E. Levine, a professor of law at Yale University and former senior airline executive; and Paul Dempsey, director of the Institute of Air and Space Law at McGill University and chairman of the board of directors for Frontier Airlines.

JULY
July 23, 2002
Securing the Skies
Kwame Holman reports on the congressional debate over aviation security.

July 18, 2002
Help Wanted
Tom Bearden reports on a potential air traffic controller shortage created by the retirement of a large number of current controllers.

July 5, 2002
Safeguarding Airports
Ray Suarez looks at possible changes in airport security as a result of the recent shooting at the Los Angeles airport with Issac Yeffet, former head of security for El Al airlines and President of Yeffet Security Consultants; and David Plavin, President of the Airports Council International.

JUNE
June 25, 2002
Staying on Track
Margaret Warner looks at the future of Amtrak train service with Sylvia de Leon, member of Amtrak's board of directors and chairwoman of its corporate affairs committee; and Tom Till, executive director of the Amtrak Reform Council, an independent commission established by Congress to monitor Amtrak's financial performance.

June 21, 2002
Checking Bags
Tom Bearden reports on the state of airport security.

June 13, 2002
Newsmaker Interview: David Gunn
Jim Lehrer interviews the new president of Amtrak, David Gunn.

MAY
May 3, 2002
Arming Pilots
Kwame Holman reports on the debate over guns in the cockpit. Then, Elizabeth Farnsworth leads a debate with Captain Stephen Luckey, chair of the National Security Committee of the Airline Pilots Association; Patricia Friend, president of the Association of Flight Attendants; and Michael Goldfarb, former chief of staff of the Federal Aviation Administration.

FEBRUARY
February 18, 2002
Securing the Skies
Jeffrey Kaye reports on the passing of airport security from private companies to the federal government.

February 18, 2002
Riding the Rails
Following a report on the national passenger rail system's financial troubles, Ray Suarez discusses Amtrak's future with Gilbert Carmichael, chairman of the Amtrak Reform Council, and John Robert Smith, mayor of Meridian, Mississippi and Amtrak Board Member.

February 12, 2002
Aid for Airlines
Jeffrey Kaye of KCET Los Angeles reports on federal aid for the airline industry.

JANUARY
January 24, 2002
Airport Security
Tom Bearden reports on security improvements at Boston's Logan Airport.

January 17, 2002
Securing the Skies
Ray Suarez explores whether airports will meet new security guidelines by Friday's deadline with the chief of the new federal agency in charge of overseeing airline security, John Magaw.

January 15, 2002
The Road Ahead
Ray Suarez reports from Detroit on the future of the auto industry.

January 7, 2002
Civil Aviation
Terence Smith discusses the state of aviation after the plane crash and death of 15-year-old Charles Bishop in Tampa, Florida.