The Cockpit Pucker Factor: Afraid of Fear
Dealing with an incident afterward in your mind is just as important as dealing with the original emergency. It’s learning how to not be afraid of fear.
Werner Franz, Last Surviving Hindenburg Crew Member, Has Died
The last surviving crewmember from the Hindenburg Disaster has died at the age of 92. He was just days shy of his 15th birthday when the airship crashed.
Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better! A Pilot’s Perspective of the B747-8F
In the Broadway Musical “Annie Get Your Gun”, Annie Oakley bellows in the final scene “Anything you can do, I can do better! I can do anything better than you!” If airplanes could talk, I’m pretty sure that Boeing’s...
British Airways Posts Slight Improvements During First Quarter, Despite Strike Action and Ash Crisis
British Airways on Friday reported an operating loss of some £72 million ($112.4 million), a slight improvement from the same period last year, despite strike action and the unprecedented volcanic ash crisis that canceled flig...
Delta Jet Grounded by Mouse at JFK
The captain of a Delta 767-400 refused to operate a flight to London after a mouse was seen running through the cabin.