opinion
STRONGER TOGETHER
The impact of Kate and Charles’ cancer diagnoses makes the royal family look fragile. William and Harry should quit feuding, and together craft a resolute monarchy of the future.
Clive Irving is senior consulting editor at Condé Nast Traveler, specializing in aviation; and the author of Wide-Body: The Triumph of the 747 (Morrow).
opinion
‘QUALITY ESCAPE’
The planemaker’s C-suite has repeatedly put profits over safety—putting lives at risk and destroying a once-legendary company’s reputation. Something needs to change.
WILL WE EVER KNOW?
A decade has passed and we’ve yet to learn how MH370 came to its end. The truth is likely simpler—and scarier—than countless conspiracy theories would have you believe.
BLOWN OUT
The Alaska Airlines scare happened aboard a MAX-9, the largest of Boeing’s famed 737 series, and reveals just how far some airlines will go to pack in more passengers.
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HISTORY REPEATING
The Alaska Airlines in-flight emergency is almost an exact repeat of what happened to a Boeing flight from Arizona to California.
A REAL BUMMER
Why does it take so long to bring airplane cabins into the 21st century? A jet that Boeing tried to kill shows just how much better coach seating could be.
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GAME OF THRONES
If Charles wants to establish himself as a respected and consequential monarch, he must apologize for royal links to slavery, end the family feuds, and plan the monarchy’s future.
opinion
LOSER LEGACY
The billionaire media mogul bent politicians to his will and warped people’s brains with disinformation—but Trump was too much for him to handle.
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THRONE IT AWAY
King Charles’ first year as monarch has been distinguished by a total lack of energy and engagement. If “steady as she goes” is his mantra, it’s time for real institutional change.
‘ARROGANT AND STUPID’
Prince Andrew’s temperament, “and the way he continues to behave,” means he cannot make a royal comeback, the prince’s biographer Andrew Lownie tells The Daily Beast.