“Never let the truth stand in the way of a good story.”Mark Twain All, Abuzz in the aviation community right now is chatter about a recent, grossly inaccurate and ignorant article—a supposed “exposé” by a local news station, an ABC affiliate. The “exposé” concerns a U.S. government-sponsored TSA program called Known Crew Member, or KCM. To hear this “crack […]
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Folks, I know you’ve been dying to see Part 1 of our amazing interview with Qantas A380 Captain Richard De Crespigny, and I’ve been dying to show it to you! However, I’ve been coordinating its release with AirWays Magazine, and we’ll have to wait a tad longer. In the meantime, we are OVERDUE for our […]
Today’s post is dedicated to the victims and loved ones of the Germanwings 9525 tragedy. In these dark times, may they all find peace. Welcome to our monthly Blogging in Formation discussion, wherein our team of 8 pilot-bloggers take to task a current aviation topic. Today, on what’s celebrated as April Fool’s Day, we have […]
Where in the world is Cap’n Aux? you ask. . . Never Fear! I have retreated to the Aux Cave to edit our fantastic Skype interview with Qantas A380 Captain Richard De Crespigny! “This was like the simulator exercise from Hell.”Captain De Crespigny No promises on the exact date of its release, but I can promise you […]
THIS POST IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF ERIC NDELWA Eric was the cousin and childhood best friend of one of last month’s Fledgeling Flyers, Kelvin Pella, and was tragically taken from us in a bus accident in Tanzania that killed 42 people. You will be missed! Folks, from the flight blog, what a fantabulous […]