Air Sick

Air SickOn a typical day, there are 32,000 commercial flights in the U.S. With more than 3 million people in the air, the American sky is like a 51st state--only it's governed by a single agency with a record of unimaginable negligence. Since the Federal Aviation Administration came into existence in 1958, it has been torn between two mandates: to promote air travel and the fiscal health of airlines while ensuring passenger safety. For years, the FAA has played a central role in the government's...