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Pilots Say Flying United Airlines Isn't That Safe

A flock of United Airlines pilots will stand post at the doors of San Francisco International Airport this weekend, but not to greet frequent flyers or to help you with your carry-on. They will be there to rail on the airlines, like every other frustrated flyer. Pilots have been in contract negoti ... More >>

Sentimental Journey: Traveling in 1957's S.F. Bay Area

SFO-Bound Plane Evacuated, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Flight

It was just a movie ​A United Airlines flight was abruptly stopped at Dulles International Airport just after noon today, and passengers were evacuated via the emergency slide, according to news reports. UA flight 757 was leaving Washington, D.C. when a pilot smelled smoke in the cabin. The pilot ... More >>

Smashed $27,500 Bass Leads to Lawsuit

A double bass -- in a single piece​When musician Dave Carroll's $3,500 guitar was broken on a United Airlines flight, he did what musicians can be expected to do: He wrote a song about it. Kenneth Laxer has, to date, penned no ditties -- though he's lost a far more valuable instrument to the custo ... More >>

Hello Idaho Falls! Airport Receives $500K Grant to Establish San Francisco Route.

youridahofalls.comCome fly with me...​San Franciscans stymied by the circuitous route between our fair city and Idaho Falls -- this is your lucky day. Idaho Falls Regional Airport -- a stone's throw from lovely Russ Freeman park -- was yesterday awarded a $500,000 federal grant, which looks like i ... More >>

Terrorism at San Francisco Airport: a History

Yes, there has been lethal airport terrorism in San Francisco -- back when this ad wasn't nostalgic​Thursday's all-day hijack threat at San Francisco Airport, if nothing else, illustrated how little it takes to disrupt the nation's transportation system. You don't need guns. You don't need bombs. ... More >>

United Airlines Forgets Young Passenger, Force-Feeds Him McDonald's

First United gets everyone to refer to Gershwin's 'Rhapsody in Blue' as 'The United Airlines Song' ... and now this​United Airlines is facing a brewing Internet-driven PR disaster following a boy's horrible, horrible flight out of San Francisco.  Julien Reid, 9, has told his parents that he w ... More >>

Q&A w/ Tenacious D and Trainwreck's John Konesky

​John Konesky is satanically good at playing guitar. He's even played the anti-Christ in past Tenacious D tours with Jack Black and Kyle Gass. Currently, he's gigging with Gass's other band, Trainwreck, whose debut full-length, The Wreckoning, came out last year. The group has an over the to ... More >>

Friendly Skies: City contractor's cozy relationship with S.F. Rec and Park chief

Predators are free to move about the cabin

The girl flew as an unaccompanied minor, and she's still experiencing turbulence.

Making Scents at SFO

Bad stuff's hitting the fan out at the airport. Can mayoral confidante Eleanor Johns help keep the smell down?

Come Fly With Us

Ogling airline collectibles with Kelly Kelly, and reintroducing cougars into S.F. parks

Foie Gras for the Soul

Restaurants react to last week's attacks

Letters to the Editor

Power Point;The Chronicle Chronicles;Outlawing Landlords and Other Amusements

Patent Fight Pending

When a company sues a notorious critic for infringement, is it just business or intimidation?

Reel World

Landscape Suicides; Captives; Naked Killer

San Francisco International Airpork

How the SFO construction program went $1 billion over budget. Yes, billion. With a B.

Still a Beautiful Mess

Once considered just another L.A. rock casualty, former Thelonious Monster leader Bob Forrest returns to the land of the living with the Bicycle Thief

Rhapsody in Green

At the end of the Gershwin centennial, his trust benefits from new copyright laws. But are they protecting artists or merely bank statements?

The Selling of a Wave

Three sports clothing companies are sponsoring contests that encourage surfers to ride the 60-foot waves at Maverick's Point. Someone may be encouraged to death.

Mulch

Night+Day

Dish

Off-Base (Part II)

The most vituperative battle ever fought over the Presidio pits a handful of activists (and a certain weekly newspaper) against a local coalition of environmentalists, business, and the majority of elected officials. Is the congressional compromise to es

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