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Medical Fraud in the Airline Industry
Time to Fight Back! Dr. David B. AltmanWhat I know to be true is that Dr. David B. Altman forfeited his medical license to avoid prosecution by the Illinois Medical Board for his activities. He is...
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WOKE and Pilot Hiring
A Scary Initiative United Airlines has announced their goal to employ 50% of their pilots to be female or those of color. Sadly, any airline with this goal is losing sight of the importance of...
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For the Love of Flying!
Happy Valentines Day! With the Gift of LoveThese Flying Scholarships are for You! APPLY NOW.With inspiration and the love of flight, the Greater Seattle 99s are helping pilots in need of funding. Two...
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Pilots Wanted
For Career Day! My friend Raéd Alexande received an invitation from a Dallas elementary school counselor inviting a few pilots to participate in an online "Career Day" as guests. The event is scheduled...
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Friday's Fabulous Reviewer!
Captain George JehnGeorge Jehn George is a retired airline captain who flew jets for two major United States airlines for over thirty years. During that time he was a member of the Board of Directors...
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Lack of Accountability
In the Airline IndustryBooks like Ernest Gann's, Fate is the Hunter, Joe Sutter's, 747: Creating the first Jumbo Jet, Wolfgang Langewiesche's Stick and Rudder, and Tony Kern's Redefining Airmanship,...
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Northwest Aviation Conference
Has Returned! February 26-27, 2022 The premier NW aviation event returns!In the Showplex at the Washington State Fair Events Center in Puyallup, Washington110 9th Avenue SW Puyallup, WA 98371-0162 |...
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Aviation Passion
And the Love of Flight All was Found at the Western Washington Conference. This is the one place that like-minded people come together and connections are made. While it was unfortunate that my newest...
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Flight For Discovery has landed!
The Hardback is on Final Approach! Flight For Discovery has arrived in paperback, and the hardbacks will be delivered Monday March 8, 2022! Yes, there is a hardback in the photo but it has already...
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Monday Motivation
With Cap'n Aux! "Put your heart, mind and soul into even your smallest acts. This is the secret of success."Swami SivanandaTen Years ago...Cap'n Aux, Captain Eric Auxier, was Friday's Fabulous Flyer...
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Inspire the Future
Share Your Passion"The act of promoting Aviation to the younger generation is invaluable." Aidan LallyAidan Lally Raéd Alexande coordinated an online Career Day and was looking for guest speakers....
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The Pilot Shortage
Is it a Planned Event? There are many pilots motivating kids to join our much-loved profession. I being one of them. However, my fear is that these young people won't have a job by the time they reach...
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Good and Evil
Question of the Day: “If the love of money is the root of all evil – what is the root of all good”?Today I received an email and was asked the preceding question, with the following statement:"Current...
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Punishment and The Law
A Failure in the AIR21 StatuteAIR21 is known as the whistleblower law for airlines. Most recently, because of the cover-ups at Boeing and the ensuing MAX crashes, aircraft manufacturers were brought...
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Safety Concern with New Pilots
Due to the Airline/Pilot ContractWithin a union, an employer must have just cause to discipline or terminate a pilot. Union employees cannot be terminated for just anything... unless, of course, they...
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Home Sweet Home
FOR SALEEvery New Beginning ComesThe End of a New BeginningMy first Golf course!Built with love for my hubby. This is a one-level, 2500 square-foot home that has a generator that automatically powers...
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Gambling With Your Life
A Sickness in the Aviation Industry There are good gamblers and there are bad gamblers. The distinction between the two is knowing when to walk away from the table.When a person is not dealt the...
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Mental Health and Culture
Of An AirlineWe are approaching the end of Mental Health Awareness month, and with the recent China Eastern Flight MU5735 crash, due to pilot suicide, pilots' mental health continues to be a topic of...
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Solutions to Mental Health
By Improving the Cultural EnvironmentLast week in the post:Mental Health and Culture, I presented the negative impact and power that corporate culture has on the mental health of a pilot, and how a...
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Sexual Harassment
In The Airline Industry Dr. Tony Kern wrote an article in the Skies Magazine addressing Sexual Harassment and the impact on safety in the airline industry, in response to the FAA's report "Breaking...
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