With more and more people taking flight each year, there’s a lot that can go wrong. WSJ’s Scott McCartney tallies the data for a definitive look at which airlines performed best and worst in 2019 in key categories like on-time departures, baggage handl…
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All Eyes on You: The Latest Tricks of AI Cameras at CES
Two new smart systems use cameras, artificial intelligence and an assortment of sensors to keep watch over you—Patscan looks for threats in public spaces, while Eyeris monitors the driver and passengers in a car. WSJ’s Katherine Bindley visits CES to e…
Read moreHow to Fit More Than 6,000 Guests Onto a Ship and Not Feel Cramped
Cruise ships are getting larger and the activities on board more extreme. WSJ’s Scott McCartney visits a shipyard in Finland to see how the cruise operator Carnival is able to pack so much on a ship — including a rollercoaster — and still have it float…
Read moreThe Best and Worst U.S. Airports
WSJ’s Scott McCartney released this year’s list ranking the country’s 20 largest airports. After looking at 15 metrics related to operations, value and convenience, the list has a new number one. Photo Illustration: Adam Falk/The Wall Street Journal
Read moreWhy Your Connecting Gate May Be a Mile Walk
We’ve all experienced the adrenaline rush of racing to a connecting airport gate. Sometimes it’s right there, and other times it’s more than a mile away. So why does this happen?
Read moreSheila Johnson on Why Fear Can Be a Good Thing
Sheila Johnson, the first African-American female entrepreneur to be worth $1 billion, tells WSJ’s Veronica Dagher why some women don’t help each other, the story behind founding Salamander Hotels and Resorts and BET, and how she’s investing in other w…
Read moreFormer Boeing CEO Describes Updates to Faulty Software
In testimony before the House Transportation Committee in late October, former Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg described changes made to the flight-control system that contributed to the crashes of two 737 MAX planes. Photo: Sarah Silbiger/Reuters
Read moreWhat Happens to Your Brain on Jet Lag
If you ever traveled across a time zone, chances are you’re no stranger to jet lag. Scott McCartney asks Wall Street Journal science reporter Daniela Hernandez exactly what’s happening to his brain when he takes a long-haul flight.
Read moreOn Board the 19-Hour Nonstop Qantas Flight Teaching Us About Jet Lag
Qantas just completed a record-breaking 19-hour, 16-minute nonstop flight from New York to Sydney. It’s one of three research flights to determine if the routes can be made commercial and–researchers hope–teach us how to avoid the dreaded jet lag. Ph…
Read moreDistress Call Made After Fire Broke Out On Dive Boat Conception
A man can be heard saying, “I can’t breathe” during a distress call made after a fire broke out on a Southern California dive boat. Officials called off the search for 34 people who are presumed to be dead. Photo: ZUMA Wire