Air travel is safer than it's ever been since before the Montgolfier Brothers soared over Paris in 1785 in a hot air balloon, but consumer confidence in airlines is lower than low. Delays, lost luggage, canceled flights all tempt us out of our ethical life style, but let's learn how to be ethical air travelers.

Phyllis Anne Duncan is a Native Virginian and first generation American of Irish and Scots lineage. A graduate of James Madison University with degrees in History and Political Science, she is a Manager in the Federal Aviation Administration and a proud public servant for nearly three decades. A commercial pilot with instrument and seaplane ratings and a certificated flight instructor, she has been a charter and corporate pilot, an aviation writer, reporter, and editor, and currently publishes standardized guidance used by FAA safety inspectors for their oversight of airlines, pilots, and mechanics. Ms. Duncan has been a member of the NoVES for several years, serving on the Board of Trustees, and as President of the Board for NoVES. She is also in the NoVES Chorus, and an Ethical Culture Officiant. She is the author of a collection of short stories entitled Rarely Well-Behaved [1], and is currently at work on another novel