Monthly Features
Self-Defense for Flight Crews
As airline flight crews, we have always been at a disadvantage when it comes to defending ourselves and our passengers, inflight as well as...
DesertJet
Denise Wilson, President and CEO of corporate airline Desert Jet, is notably accomplished. Twelve years ago, she founded Desert Jet, and since then, has...
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...
Aviator Bulletins
Dream fulfilled after 18 years: the story of Marc Wynn
Chasing a dream for 18 years often seemed unreachable, but giving up on the dream would have been giving up on himself. That is...
Health & Fitness
Reduce Chronic Back Pain; A Continuation
As mentioned in last month’s article, if your muscles are not working together properly, disfunction will show in your movement patterns. This can lead...
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...
Contract Talks
The Compensation Big Picture
Beyond the importance of developing a sensible quality of life and work-life balance is the issue of money – compensation. There are many forms...
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...
Safety Matters
Colgan 3407
On February 12, 2009 at 10:17PM, less than a month after US Airways 1549 had made a successful landing on the Hudson River, Colgan...
Learn to Fly
Skills Learned on Each Road
One of my favorite things about a brand-new type rating or certificate is that it gives you a new license to learn. Shortly after...
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...
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Skills Learned on Each Road
One of my favorite things about a brand-new type rating or certificate is that it gives you a new license to learn. Shortly after...
Dream fulfilled after 18 years: the story of Marc Wynn
Chasing a dream for 18 years often seemed unreachable, but giving up on the dream would have been giving up on himself. That is...
United Airlines Pilot Career Expo
In September, United Airlines held its first-ever Pilot Career Expo at its Denver Flight Training Center. United invited over 600 pilot-applicants to Denver for...
Colgan 3407
On February 12, 2009 at 10:17PM, less than a month after US Airways 1549 had made a successful landing on the Hudson River, Colgan...
United, Here We Come
Air Wisconsin is excited to extend a heartfelt congratulations to IAD Captain Michael Livorsi and ORD Captain John Luetke, both of whom are on...
ExpressJet Pilot CBA Update
ExpressJet pilots in September voted in a new three-year contract that increases compensation and enhances work rules for the airline’s more than 1,300 pilots.
“This...