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Broken Airline Operation Systems, and We Don't Mean Electrical Systems
I want to tell a brief story to elaborate a point. This story has most likely unfolded at every airline in one form or another. It results in a b...
Was It A Charmed Aviation Career? Pilot Career Examples from Multiple Pilots
We are taking a poll on aviation careers both past and present. The beauty of any aviation career in the industry is that there is no wrong answer...
Luggage Tags
Subject Matter Experts have product knowledge. Do you ask your dentist about how to lay a concrete footer for building a house? Do you ask a accoun...
United Airlines Crew Base For Pilots and Flight Attendants
United airlines is one of the largest legacy airlines in the world. Their headquarters is at Willis Tower in Chicago Illinois. The airline has grow...
The Call for SOP'S
Rather than bore you to death with the FAA version of standard operating procedures, lets tell a story of disfunction instead. The SOP's come later.
The Best and Worst Moments of My Aviation Career, True Stories
These are moments in time that are not the absolute best or worst moments in history but they are the best or worst memories recorded by all levels...
Pilots Drinking, What Happens When Pilots Show Up To Work Under The Influence Of Alcohol
What is the real story that you don't hear when pilots show up to work after drinking? Maybe it is not what you think.
The New Normal for Pilot Experience
So what is the “New Era” of pilot experience? There is a funny joke that has been around for years, How do you know if you have met an airline pilo...
Aviation Pandemic and Why Airlines Do Not Function Well
Right now all the news is on the Covid 19 problem and all the chaos that it has created in the airline industry, it is a real aviation pandemic. A...
7 Things I Learned from Being an Emirates Flight Attendant
I stumbled upon this series of Flight Attendant Stories and tips and have found it very fun but also very interesting. In this episode you will s...
What Don't You Like About Your Airline?
What Don’t You Like About Your Airline?
Is it a loaded question? Of course it is. Unless your are brand spanking new to the airline business, ch...
Pilotless Planes, The Real Truth about Technology Replacing Pilots
While doing some research on airline stories for an aviation podcast when I ran across a similar headline. I have to say, as a veteran commercial ...