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Pilot Career Strategy: How to Find Better Aviation Jobs and Build a Bulletproof Plan B
The aviation industry is full of curve balls — furloughs, hiring freezes, and unexpected career detours. In this post, we break down real-world pilot career scenarios and share actionable strategies for finding better aviation jobs while building a bulletproof Plan B outside the cockpit.
Airline Pilot Retirement Age
Last updated: March 2026
Few topics generate more debate in airline crew rooms than mandatory retirement age. I've been part of dozens of those co...
What Type of Airline Passengers Do You Get to Sit Next To?
Last updated: March 17, 2026
If you've ever taken a commercial flight, you know the lottery of airline seating. Will you get the quiet reader? The ...
Would You Fly On A Plane With No Pilots?
Would You Fly On A Plane With No Pilots? - A Decade of Progress
When this question was first posed in 2015, pilotless aircraft seemed like distant...
What Airline Pilots Really Don't Like About Their Airlines (2026 Edition)
Airline pilots share their biggest frustrations about working for airlines in 2026 - from chronic understaffing and operational chaos to the personal time airlines steal without accountability. Real talk from the flight deck.
Airline Captains Authority, A New Era, It's Not What You May Have Always Believed
This article is meant to take a deep dive into the concept of Captains authority. It could be well argued with great emotion that captain’s authori...
Aviation Careers and Their Greatest Impact On Others, Add Yours!
Aviation Careers
You never know who you are going to impact and how you can influence others by your role in aviation. It does not matter the role...
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, Flight Crews Always Know Best
Luggage Tags, Flight Crews Always Know Best
Subject Matter Experts have product knowledge. Do you ask your dentist about how to lay a concrete foot...
United Airlines Crew Base For Pilots and Flight Attendants
United Airlines Crew Bases
United airlines is one of the largest legacy airlines in the world. Their headquarters is at Willis Tower in Chicago Ill...
The Call for SOP'S, Airline Standard Operating Procedures
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.