The Conversation at AirSafe.com podcast

The BBC program The World Today interviewed Dr. Todd Curtis about the June 1, 2011 announcement by FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt that the FAA would start imposing fines of up to $11,000 on people who point lasers at aircraft.

The BBC program Newshour interviewed Dr. Todd Curtis about the April 14, 2011 removal of the FAA official in charge of air traffic control services in the wake of a string of embarrassing incidents where air traffic controllers were asleep while on the job.

The BBC program The World Today interviewed Dr. Todd Curtis about some of the issues surrounding the April 1, 2011 incident where a Southwest Airlines 737-300 experienced a rupture in the upper fuselage that led to a loss of cabin pressure and an emergency landing. The early findings of the NTSB investigation hint at a wider problem in the worldwide 737 fleet.

WTOP radio in Washington, DC interviewed Dr. Todd Curtis about the issues raised in a March 30, 2011 article in the Washington Post newspaper about the relatively high rejected landing rates at Washington's National Airport.

Michele Tafoya and Dr. Todd Curtis discuss the implications for passenger safety of the FAA order to remove emergency oxygen equipment from the lavatories of over 6,000 US airliners.

Dr. Todd Curtis talks with Rudy Maxa about the airline safety and security highlights of 2010.

WTOP radio in Washington, DC interviews Dr. Todd Curtis of AirSafe.com on November 16, 2010 about the effectiveness of TSA full-body scanners and new pat-down procedures.

Federal regulations imply that federal regulations may allow convicted criminals to join TSA, including convicted rapists.

BBC Radio 5 interviews Dr. Todd Curtis of AirSafe.com on November 5, 2010 after the second Qantas jet in as many days has an engine failure shortly after departing from Singapore's airport.

Dr. Curtis was interviewed by the BBC radio program Europe Today about comments made by British Airways chairman Martin Broughton, who called for changes to security requirements for flights headed to the US.

Dr. Curtis was interviewed by CBS Radio News about the August 2010 detention of two passengers in Amsterdam on suspicion of being involved in some kind of terror related event. The passengers were later released because they had done nothing wrong.

Dr. Curtis was interviewed by KPAM radio in Portland, Oregon where he discussed three recent security events, including two situations where the behavior of unruly passengers led to the military escorting the airliners with fighter jets. Dr. Curtis also discusses several issues around the attempted bombing of Northwest Airlines Flight 253 on Christmas day 2009, including the role of air marshals.

The year 2009 had the second fewest fatal airline crashes in any year since AirSafe.com began it's annual review of airline safety events in 1996. This 14th annual review discusses eight fatal airline events, and 10 other noteworthy events from 2009.

The year 2009 had the second fewest fatal airline crashes in any year since AirSafe.com began it's annual review of airline safety events in 1996. This 14th annual review discusses eight fatal airline events, and 10 other noteworthy events from 2009.

The year 2009 had the second fewest fatal airline crashes in any year since AirSafe.com began it's annual review of airline safety events in 1996. This 14th annual review discusses eight fatal airline events, and 10 other noteworthy events from 2009.