I made it home from my first trip in the left seat of the DC-10. It had its challenges but we all made it to the end. The trip started out with a delay. That landing I previously blogged about actually happened about 16 hours or so later than it … Continue reading
I’m not always good at remembering dates. In fact, I’m pretty bad at it, so I’m happy that God has been smiling on me all these years and keeping the number of dates down to a minimum. And I even get some nice reminders, from time to time. Our kids … Continue reading
The article below ran in today’s New York Times. It’s worth a read. One important insight isn’t mentioned, though. While the article states top salaries have been whacked by 1/3, the dollar has simultaneously inflated significantly. I recently did some pay analysis to get a feel for what has really … Continue reading
Yet another airline decided to shut down. Skybus, headquartered in Columbus, OH, is ceasing all operations today. Let’s review: March 31: Aloha Airlines ceases passenger operations after 61 years of operation April 2: American Trans Air (ATA) ceases operations after 35 years of operation April 5: Skybus Airlines ceased operations … Continue reading
Apologies in advance for the length (and occasional language / adult themes). This was just too funny not to pass up. This explains a bit about me… 🙂 This came from Retired UAL Pilots website. Cheap Bastards When my company hired me two decades ago, one of the first things … Continue reading
Note: This is business wire’s version of one of the many articles on this topic. It doesn’t mention that World Airways is a subsidiary of Global Aero Logistics, but we are (as is North American Airlines). From here. ATA Airlines Files for Chapter 11 and Discontinues Operations Following Cancellation of … Continue reading
I completed my LOFT tonight. That finishes the training I have to do prior to going out to fly the line. I do have another simulator session tomorrow night seat filling for another (identical) LOFT, but my paperwork is already done. So that’s all good news. Aloha Airlines filed for … Continue reading
My dad and I had quite a bit of discussion leading up to the tower tour about the first tower tour I went on, now more than half my life ago (yikes!). A lot has happened since then and it was kind of fun to review. The tower tour was … Continue reading
This, I suppose, will go down in the ‘history of me’ category. The time has come to tell a story that will probably wander a bit. It’s partly a trip down memory lane, but partly in anticipation of next week’s trip to California. It’s a story I’ve told many times, … Continue reading
I never thought I’d utter such a phrase. Neither the stereotypes nor even the facts of flying in Chinese airspace would tend to lend itself to such a comment, but I was rather relieved tonight to be done with Myanmar. From the moment I checked on, I was thinking “I’d … Continue reading
