The Bus to Montego Bay, Jamaica

Below, I've linked a good video presentation of a 2009 Air Canada A321 flight into Sangster International airport at Montego Bay, Jamaica. I flew that route many times. I would have loved to have stayed in Jamaica for more than the one hour turn-around time.  A couple of points about the video: The arrival to…

Can a passenger take over and fly your airliner?

He can when he's an off-duty, going-on-vacation-captain for the same company. And, thanks to his wife, he brought his pilot licence along with him!https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/easyjet-flight-spain-delay-pilot-michael-bradley-alicante-manchester-a9092066.html

The Last Word in Safety…

"No!" Passengers hate to hear it. It means "no," you won't be leaving on time. It means "no," you won't make your on-going flight connections. It means "no," you won't make it to your event on time. Pilots hate to say it. We hate to disappoint our customers. But often, it's the safest word and…

Winter Travel woes…?

By Nicholas Hartmann - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=52073782

QUESTIONS TO THE AUTHOR

1.      Why did you write this book? Over the years I’ve found that a lot of people are interested in aviation. This is an attempt to share the unique aspects of this job with the many aviation enthusiasts who are interested in what happens“up front” in an airliner. 2.      Which airline did you fly for?  I flew…