Why flight attendants prefer to work in economy over first class ?!
Everyone wants to be upgraded on a flight — except for the flight attendants, it seems. You’d think the cabin crew would much prefer working for a handful of posh people in business class or first class. Instead of hundreds of flustered passengers in economy class,...
Plane makes emergency landing after wife discovers husband’s affair mid-flight
A plane passenger who spied on her husband’s phone and discovered he was having an affair mid-flight. Caucusing such a commotion the flight had to make an emergency landing. The Iranian woman, who was with her husband and their young child on a Qatar Airways flight...
The secret codes airlines don’t want you to know!
You might want to sit back, relax and zone out on your next flight. But if you’re eager to know if the pilot is expecting delays, if your plane has been hijacked or even if a member of cabin crew is being rude. Listen for these key phrases. Pilotspeak is used by all...
10 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Ask for on a Plane
Though you probably know a few hacks for upgrading to a better seat before you hop a plane, not everyone is of everything you can ask for while in the air. Every plane has different amenities and what you’re offered on a 7-hour flight across the Atlantic might not be...
The Problem With Flight Training
A catchall phrase, pilot error, is assigned either as a broad cause or a factor in upwards of 90 percent of general aviation accidents. But pilot error comes in two distinctly different flavors: tactical errors, which can be attributed directly to a pilot’s chosen...
Saving The Cessna Caravan
There’s virtually no substitute for Cessna’s Model 208 Caravan as an economical, high-volume utility airplane. That’s why it was a shock to the industry when the FAA considered revoking the Caravan’s “known ice” certification. After becoming indispensable...
On A Mission: Best Practices On Thunderstorm Avoidance
Thunderstorms can impede our progress any time of the year. If we kept the plane in the hangar every time a forecast called for them, however, we’d almost never fly in the spring and summer months. To learn how to safely dispatch and conduct a flight in areas of...
You Are The Backup To Safety Enhancing Aircraft Avionics
There’s no going back—we are in an era of high-tech avionics and cockpit automation. Even some LSAs are sporting “glass” cockpits and simple autopilots; cross-country airplanes sport panels and equipment unheard of even in high-end turbines scant years...
All Royal Family Members — Except One — Must Follow This Travel Rule for Commoners
Prince William and Kate Middleton really are just like us! (Sort of.) Being a member of the British royal family certainly comes with travel benefits. Sure there are a few really strange rules they must follow when they travel. But, generally, life appears to be a...
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