Monthly Features
Remembering one from our nation’s “Greatest Generation”
In his bestseller, The Greatest Generation, NBC Anchorman Tom Brokaw wrote about the men and women who grew up in the Great Depression, fought...
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Storied Past
As the preeminent university dedicated to aviation and aerospace, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is the alma mater of many of our readers, our publisher and...
Self Defense for Flight Crews
TOOLS and TARGETS addresses physically defending yourself by attacking and neutralizing the threat. This isn’t the civilized predictable world within the dojo or the...
Aviator Bulletins
Envoy Aiming Higher: More Aircraft Coming Soon
Great news for the Envoy team, as American Airlines announced that it is exercising options for 15 additional Embraer 175 (E175) aircraft and that...
Health & Fitness
Holiday Health Planning
By the time you are reading this, Thanksgiving is behind us and the holiday travel schedules are in full swing with 2018 drawing to...
Boost Travel Health with Technology
Depending on where you find yourself in life, traveling full-time as a professional flight crew member can be either a blessing or a curse....
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
CAUTION: Flexibility Required
“The ability to modify your way of interacting with your crew, dictateshow painless or how strenuous your aviation career will be.” – Jose Vega
One...
Challenges of Weather
I was operating a flight from IAD to SAT, my first day off of high minimums, as a captain. (I would be able to be...
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CAUTION: Flexibility Required
“The ability to modify your way of interacting with your crew, dictateshow painless or how strenuous your aviation career will be.” – Jose Vega
One...
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The holiday season is here! Nothing beats spending money on a gift for your spouse, child or friend and seeing their eyes light up....
Volatility in the Markets
Recently, the stock markets have seen an uptick in volatility. Lately, increased unpredictability (large daily swings, late day sell-offs and the occasional large, intraday...
Envoy Aiming Higher: More Aircraft Coming Soon
Great news for the Envoy team, as American Airlines announced that it is exercising options for 15 additional Embraer 175 (E175) aircraft and that...
Letter from the Publisher
I’d like to wish each of you a happy and memorable holiday season. May it be all that you hope and bring a few...
Desert Jet Adds Third Citation CJ3 to its Growing Charter Fleet
Leading business aviation services company Desert Jet is pleased to announce the addition of a third Citation CJ3 to its charter fleet. This beautiful...