Jumpseating on the Breitling ‘Round the World DC-3 Part 2! Ladies and Gentlemen, from the Flight Blog, this is Cap’n Aux speaking . . . By now you’ve heard me squawking loud and clear about my latest feature cover article in Airways Magazine, hitting bookstores, mailboxes and iPads as we speak! This week, we’ll share […]
The Airline Cockpit in 7 Steps—Updated! Ladies and gentlemen, from the flight blog, this is your Cap’n speaking. By popular demand, the following is an update of one of our most viral blog posts ever, and rightly so. Advice for you up-n-comers on your pending airline career! Following the post are quite a few updated scholarship opportunities […]
Flash Mob: White Pilots Can Dance! Flash! White Pilots Can Dance! (Sort of.) Need proof? Look no further than the American Airlines “Flash Mob” at PHX Sky Harbor Airport! Around 25 AAL employees, including Flight Attendant Bunny and Yours Truly, participated in a Flash Mob at Terminal 4, dancing to Beyonce’s “Move Your Body.” As […]
Aircraft accident investigations serve an important purpose: to learn what happened, so we can learn from what happened. Thank you for your patience, folks. It’s finally here! Captain Bill Palmer’s (Understanding Air France 447) and my analysis for Airways Magazine of the tragically avoidable December, 2014 AirAsia A320 accident. The full article appears in our April […]
Fledgling Flyer February Begins! Per tradition, Bunny and I are taking February off and traveling, so we are turning the blog over to our NextGen of future pilots! We handpicked for you each pilot-writer, and you will soon find out why. Each was assigned to talk about a trait that makes for a successful pilot, career, […]
Folks, before you turn on the BIG GAME and couch potato out as the Hawks take on the Patriots (which kicks off in my city, by the way,) a couple awesome things to chat about today. Our first Word on the Ramp of 2015—Special Super Bowl Edition!—is up in a minute. But first: As always, […]