March 2010 Archives

Flight 447: The Search Renews

This Thursday the French air crash investigation agency, the BEA, are holding a press conference in Recife, Brazil, at the launch of what will be one of the most vital searches for the wreckage of a plane in aviation history.

Flight 447: New Clue to the Prime Suspect

All along there has been a potentially fatal flaw in the speed gauges and many new Airbuses have been delivered while it remained undetected.

Goodbye Carnaby Street, Hello Brick Lane

The April 15, 1966 issue of Time magazine had a cover story that dubbed London "The Swinging City" featuring a garish assembly of Carnaby-style frolics, but by then, as is so often the case when a trend becomes a brand, the street party was really over, and with it the “mod” look for men with its tight three-button jackets and drainpipe pants and florid shirts.

About Clive Alive

Clive Irving is senior consulting editor for Condé Nast Traveler and a founder of the magazine. He believes that travel should not just broaden the mind but broaden the stomach. And that the true miracle of travel, flying, should have a level of service equal to a great hotel. He’s not holding his breath.