Monthly Features
I’ve lost My iPad
I don’t know about you, but I spend an inordinate amount of my time keeping track of both my iPad and iPhone. With most...
Wings for Val
Living her dreams
Inspired to fly by her maternal grandfather, a World War II pilot, US Navy Lt. Valerie Cappelaere Delaney received her appointment...
International Society of Women Airline Pilots ISA+21
One hundred and sixty women pilots and their guests met in Las Vegas on Tuesday, April 24 to celebrate 40 years of camaraderie and...
Aviator Bulletins
ExpressJet’s Expanded United Flying Takes Off in October
ExpressJet will launch its expanded United Express flying in October. In July, the airline announced that United Airlines had signed on for 20 CRJ200s,...
Health & Fitness
Reduce Chronic Back Pain
1As flight crew members, the more tenure in our profession we accumulate, the more perspective we gain. One unescapable realization we come to is...
Depression in Aviation
A recent Harvard study found that thousands of pilots are depressed. Researchers calculated a stunning one in eight suffers. That’s over 1,800 pilots per legacy...
Contract Talks
Does Your Pilot Contract Offer You A Reasonable Quality Of Life?
You’ve just accepted your sign-on bonus offer with your new airline and now you’re ready to begin the primary stages of ground school. After...
The Railroad Labor Act
In the United States, airline pilots work under an agreed-upon contract that establishes the conditions for protecting the airline and the pilots during regular...
Pilot Contract
With numerous airlines operating in today’s industry, it seems that there is always at least one pilot group attempting to renegotiate a new pilot...
Safety Matters
Write it up
It was a clear day with light winds on 4 April 2018 when at 0953, a Piper Arrow came to rest in a field...
Learn to Fly
Travel Tools of the Trade
Inevitably, when anyone asks what I do for a living, their reaction to my response is always something along the lines of, “Wow, that’s...
Become Your Dream Airline’s Ideal Candidate
Professional Pilots of Tomorrow’s (PPOT) Positive Rate series focuses on ways to continuously improve our careers as aviators. “Positive rate” is the callout used...
LATEST ARTICLES
Travel Tools of the Trade
Inevitably, when anyone asks what I do for a living, their reaction to my response is always something along the lines of, “Wow, that’s...
I’ve lost My iPad
I don’t know about you, but I spend an inordinate amount of my time keeping track of both my iPad and iPhone. With most...
Letter From the Publisher
Dear Readers,
September 11, 2001, is a day none of us could ever forget. Like everyone, I can tell you exactly where I was and...
Know the Limits of your 401(k)
After the airlines terminated their traditional pensions, the unions were able to negotiate increased contributions into pilots’ 401(k) plans. The highest contributions by any...
ExpressJet’s Expanded United Flying Takes Off in October
ExpressJet will launch its expanded United Express flying in October. In July, the airline announced that United Airlines had signed on for 20 CRJ200s,...
PSA Airlines Debuts New Video Highlighting Culture
PSA Airlines has launched a new video focused on values of dreams and finding your passion that showcases the company’s culture and the type...