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Airline Captains Authority, A New Era, It's Not What You May Have Always Believed

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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...
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Aviation Careers and Their Greatest Impact On Others, Add Yours!

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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...
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Broken Airline Operation Systems, and We Don't Mean Electrical Systems

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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?  Personal Examples from Multiple Pilots - Airspeed Junkie

Was It A Charmed Aviation Career? Pilot Career Examples from Multiple Pilots

AirlineKenneth Schulte
 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...
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Luggage Tags, Flight Crews Always Know Best

Airline CrewsKenneth Schulte
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 - Airspeed Junkie

United Airlines Crew Base For Pilots and Flight Attendants

AirlineKenneth Schulte
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 - Airspeed Junkie

The Call for SOP'S, Airline Standard Operating Procedures

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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.
Aviation careers

The Best and Worst Moments of My Aviation Career, True Stories

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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...
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Pilots Drinking, What Happens When Pilots Show Up To Work Under The Influence Of Alcohol

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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.
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The New Normal for Pilot Experience in Aviation

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So what is the “New Era” of pilot mileage or experience levels? There is a funny joke that has been around for years, How do you know if you have m...
Aviation Pandemic and Why Airlines Do Not Function Well - Airspeed Junkie

Aviation Pandemic and Why Airlines Do Not Function Well

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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 - Airspeed Junkie

7 Things I Learned from Being an Emirates Flight Attendant

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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...