On January 13, an American Airlines Boeing 777 headed to London taxied on the wrong runway as a Delta 737 began its take off roll. This was nearly a disaster of epic proportions, as the American jet
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Pilot and priest joke.
A priest dies and is waiting in line at the Pearly Gates. Ahead of him is a guy whos dressed in sunglasses, a loud shirt, leather jacket, and jeans.
Saint Peter addresses this c
Its almost a dramatic cliche. The hero leans over a cliff with arms stretched out, hanging onto someone dangling over the side. There are either dangerous rocks or a fast-racing body of water below.
American Airlines pilots negotiated a contract, but the union voted against sending it to its membership for a vote. Now theyre back in the media negotiating in public, saying that the airlines failu
A Southwest Airlines pilot is suing her airline after the captain in charge of flight WN6607 from Philadelphia to Orlando on August 10, 2020 pleaded guilty to dead-bolting the cockpit door during a fl
A pilot shortage, drawing pilots away from small operators, has left St. Thomas and St. Croix with virtually no air service between the two islands. These islands within the U.S. territory are virtua
An Airbus A321 from Madrid to Beirut operated by SkyTeam member Middle East Airlines was intercepted by Greek F-16 fighter jets after the pilot of August 10ths flight 242, son of the airlines Chairman
News and notes from around the interweb:
Excellent thread with photos and video of the not-yet-open new Kansas City airport terminal.
SkyTeam member and Delta partner ITA Airways (the former Alitalia)
The U.S. government imposes numerous rules to keep commercial airline pilots scarce. This is done under the guise of safety, but the rules dont actually have anything to do with safety. Theyre pushin
Alaska Airlines flight 1080 from Washington Dulles to San Francisco suffered a delay on Monday after the planes pilot and co-pilot got into an argument and the captain walked off the aircraft. The Ca