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• Aviation pioneer calls the "black box" obsolete.

  Richard Jones | June 24, 2009 7:28 PM | 1 CommentKing County, WA

  Commercial airliners today contain what is known as a “black box,” the flight recorder which stores data from a craft’s instruments and records sound from within the cockpit. These...

• Airlines should be using GPS systems now.

  Richard Jones | June 16, 2009 6:06 PM | 4 CommentsKing County, WA

  If I call 911 I expect my cell phone to be able to tell law enforcement where I am. It is now possible, and inexpensive, to put tracking systems in a car, pet, or child. All this has been...

• Who Will be Responsible?

  Richard Jones | June 08, 2009 4:02 PM | 1 CommentKing County, WA

  If one searches the internet for responsibility +”tort reform,” (using the Google search engine as of 05/23/09) one gets nearly 100,000 hits. Many of these pieces were written in support...

• Airlines have a responsibility to address pilot fatigue

  Richard Jones | May 21, 2009 4:34 PM | 1 CommentKing County, WA

  Several years ago, author Stephen King wrote a novella called The Langoliers. In it, several passengers on a cross country flight fall asleep. When they awaken, most of the other passengers and both...

• InjuryBoard member leads the fight to hold Southwest Airlines accountable for passenger poisoning

  James Cool | May 16, 2009 6:06 PM | 7 CommentsKing County, WA

  Injury Board attorney Alisa Brodkowitz recently appeared on Seattle’s King 5 local news (click for video) to discuss her Petition against Southwest Airlines on behalf of twin sisters poisoned...

• Amsterdam Crash, Flight 1951, Some Encouraging Thoughts

  Alisa Brodkowitz | February 27, 2009 12:33 PM | 0 CommentsKing County, WA

  This morning we here in Seattle learned that the recent crash of Turkish Airlines Flight 1951 took the lives of members of our community, several employees at Boeing. I read the Seattle Times...

• Assistance For Families Of Aviation Disasters

  Alisa Brodkowitz | February 26, 2009 2:57 PM | 1 CommentKing County, WA

  Recently commercial plane crashes have dominated the news. First, the Miracle on the Hudson, then Continental Flight 3407, and now Turkish Airlines Flight 1951. What assistance is available to...

• Inflight Medical Emergencies, Are Airlines Taking Advantage of Doctors?

  Alisa Brodkowitz | February 25, 2009 12:48 PM | 2 CommentsKing County, WA

  Nearly all of us have heard this question come over the PA system on a flight Is there a doctor on board? Usually we are sending good thoughts to the sick or injured passenger, but who is thinking...

• Injured By Turbulence On An International Flight

  Alisa Brodkowitz | February 20, 2009 12:16 PM | 0 CommentsKing County, WA

  Many people are injured every year on international flights when their flight encounters turbulence. According to researchers at NASA, turbulence (or rough air) is the leading cause of injuries to...

• Help Protect The Rights Of The Families Of Continental Flight 3407

  Alisa Brodkowitz | February 19, 2009 3:49 PM | 0 CommentsKing County, WA

  After a tragedy such as the crash of Flight 3407, victim's families just want to be left alone. Our Federal law reflects this privacy. It is illegal for any attorney to contact a family member...