Last month’s mysterious crash of TWA Flight 800 near Long Island, which came on the heels of several other major air tragedies, has sparked a national debate about the safety and security of commercial airlines. What do you think?
“I realize passengers are concerned, but speaking as a pilot, there’s no better place to drop acid than 40,000 feet in the air.”
Nathan Reynolds • Pilot
“There need to be more exhaustive pre-boarding security anal probes. In fact, forget the plane ride altogether.”
Martin Mattacks • Ornithologist
“I would like to see more entertaining in-flight movies and fewer mid-air explosive decapitations.”
Erick D’Alessio • Plumber
“I hate being aboard a plane during a terrorist hijacking, but when I have to be, I chew delicious Wrigley’s Spearmint Gum.”
Rosalie Thalacker • Pharmacist
“It stinks that all flights are now non-smoking, but I can usually get away with blowing the smoke out the gaping rusted holes in the plane’s fuselage.”
Marianne Sirota • Lab Technician
“Airline safety is all about people.”
Steven Lastrom • Systems Analyst
