Different types of airline passengers in airplane cabin - flight crew perspective on airline travel experiences

What Type of Airline Passengers Do You Get to Sit Next To?

Airline FlyingStaff
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 ...
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Would You Fly On A Plane With No Pilots?

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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 Don't You Like About Your Airline? - Airspeed Junkie

What Airline Pilots Really Don't Like About Their Airlines (2026 Edition)

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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.

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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
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 - 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.
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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.