In the famous so called race to the bottom in the airline industry, some are looking for a cost reduction race, while others, more concerned with flight safety, are worried for good reason. The latest masterpiece from airlines and legislators, not from people who know what goes on in the cockpit, is the move for … Fortsätt läsa Single pilot operation

In the US a proposal to raise pilot mandatory retirement from 65 to 67 (eat that, France) is aimed at reducing the pilot shortage that today is causing 324 airports to loose 1/3 of its traffic and 14 airports to loose air service altogether, and causing 400 airplanes to be grounded. 5000 pilots are expected … Fortsätt läsa Pilot shortage

Passengers come in many categories. For instance, with or without flight anxiety, where the latter is in minority. Then there are some, today probably in majority, from both those categories, looking for the cheapest possible fare, with no concern for flight safety, assuming everything you can fly with is just as safe. That’s a reasonable … Fortsätt läsa Airline ticket – for what?

The only time in the history of mankind where progress stopped dead in its tracks, for decades, is when the last Concorde made its last flight 24 Oct. 2003. Until now. The Concorde was never a commercial success, mainly because of extreme fuel consumption, forcing the few airlines using the plane to charge higher and … Fortsätt läsa Full speed ahead

Wiss Air fick nyligen behov av att omplacera sin flygchef, sedan han ertappats (inspelat) med attsäga att man måste ha en lista på alla piloter som ofta sjukskrev sig eller ställde till annat elände.Dessa kunde man säga upp eftersom det inte hade någon reglerad anställningsform, till förmån förpiloter från bemanningsbolag, som enligt flygchefen var så … Fortsätt läsa Hotas flygsäkerheten av lågprisbolag?