Christine Negroni: Aviation & Travel Journalist, Author & Speaker

From ABC News to The New York Times to Air & Space and the Washington Post, I provide news and commentary based on my experience covering the airline industry for the past two decades.

Aviation not your thing? No worries. There’s plenty here from my travels around the world complete with advice and inspiration on how to enjoy every step of your journey.

So stick around, read about my latest New York Times bestselling book The Crash Detectives, be informed and entertained by my blogs Flying Lessons and GOHOW, or learn how you can hire me to write, speak or consult for you.

My goal is to share with others the things I love; aviation and travel. Learn more…

A New York Times Notable Book

Deadly Departure

“A well-written, well-researched chronicle of events surrounding the crash of Flight 800”
—New York Times

In this gripping story of the investigation of the crash of TWA Flight 800, aviation correspondent Christine Negroni guides the reader through the intricacies of the U.S. government’s most expensive crash investigation to date. Personal stories of passengers, their families, crash investigators, rescue workers, conspiracy theorists, and employees of Boeing and TWA underpin Negroni’s account of the investigation as a catalog of conflict, incompetence, and deceit. She concludes that, contrary to the claims of aircraft manufacturers, fuel tank explosions are a real danger, but one that lies within the range of acceptable risk for both the industry and the Federal Aviation Authority. Read more…

The Crash Detectives

Investigating the World’s Most Mysterious Air Disasters

The disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 on a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing captured the attention of the world. And yet it was only one of a number mysterious air accidents. Investigating even these enigmatic disasters can reveal important truths about how humans and machines fail that make flying ever safer. Learn more…

ARTICLES BY CHRISTINE

Answers to Your Questions About the Boeing 737 Max

The Ethiopian Airlines plane that crashed Sunday, killing 157, was the same model that crashed in October during a Lion Air flight in Indonesia. The two deadly accidents raised questions and public alarm Read more…

Biking and baring it all on a cycling adventure around Lake Constance

The halfway point of our five-day, three-country trip on two wheels around Lake Constance — known as the Bodensee in German — had been long, hot and a little bloody, as I’d taken a tumble off my bike… Read more…

On your next hike, spare a thought for the trail builders who made it possible

You don’t see them as you kick through the leaves on your hike. You won’t see them as you squeeze through an inviting crevice between two boulders to discover what’s beyond… Read more…

FROM THE GO HOW BLOG

FROM THE FLYING LESSONS BLOG

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

Christine is available for speaking engagements. Contact her to learn more…

UPCOMING EVENTS

2026 – Sept 26, Speaker 13th Annual Aviation Archeology Symposium Dayton, OH

PREVIOUS EVENTS

2025 – Speaker “Don’t Wear Leggings On an Airplane” Lake Oswego Women’s Coalition, OR
2025 – Speaker Greenwich Men’s Club, CT
2025 – Luncheon Speaker Future & Active Pilots Alliance Las Vegas, NV
2025 – Guest AM Northwest with Helen Raptis Portland, OR
2023 – History’s Greatest Mysteries On Camera Contributor
2022 – Speaker Connecticut Air & Space Center
2022 – Emcee Pan Am Gala Pan Am Museum Foundation
2021 – Panelist Aviation Symposium Effective Media Strategies
2020 – Moderator NBAA VBACE Thought Leadership Session
2019 – Keynote Speaker – Aleris Safety Conference Louisville, Kentucky
2019 – Dinner Speaker Wright B Flyer Museum, Miamisburg, Ohio
2019 – Emcee Pan Am Gala Pan Am Museum Foundation New York
2018 – Speaker US Air Force Women in Science & Engineering Symposium Melbourne, Florida
2018 – Speaker Safety Management Summit Brasilia
2018 – Keynote Speaker Philadelphia Aviation Country Club
2018 – Panelist Girls in Aviation Day WAI Dallas
2018 – Speaker 99’s International Conference Philadelphia
2017 – Panelist International Bar Association Sydney
2017 – Lunch speaker Engineers Club, Dayton, Ohio
2017 – Lecturer Powerhouse Museum, Sydney
2017 – Guest speaker Royal Aeronautical Society, London
2017 – Dinner speaker Sulgrave Club Washington, DC
2017 – Keynote speaker Air Law Symposium Orlando
2017 – Speaker Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Prescott, AZ
2016 – Panelist IATA Crisis Communications Conference
2016 – Foreign Correspondents Club of Hong Kong Luncheon Speaker
2015 – On Camera Contributor – ABC News World News Tonight
2014 – Presenter – IATA Crisis Communications Seminar Istanbul
2014 – Guest Lecturer – International Space University Montreal
2014 – Guest Triple M Radio Sydney, Australia
2014 – On Camera Contributor – ABC News Nightline
2013 – On Camera Contributor – National Geographic New York
2011 – Guest Lecturer – Florida Institute of Technology
2011 – On Camera Contributor – Discovery Channel Air Crash Investigations
2010 – Speaker – Some Like it Hot: Why and how aviation professionals should handle the media when a crisis erupts. Aviation and Ash Conference in Reykjavik Iceland
2010 – Speaker – Massachusetts Institute of Technology