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FAA Management is What’s Really Scary, not the Airlines

I had a call today from one of the major TV networks. The reporter was hoping I’d sit in front of a TV camera for a story about the grounding of hundreds of Delta and American Airlines MD-80 flights in the wake of another FAA airline maintenance...

Published Fri, Mar 28 2008 1:21 AM by Jetwhine

Filed under: Air Traffic Control, The Buzz, Airlines, Airports, FAA, Business Aviation, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines, ATC, airline pilots, Bobby Sturgell, American, Delta Airlines, Lou Dobbs
Ercoupe is Affordable Solution to School’s Sport Pilot Needs

News that a flight school now offers sport pilot training is quick to catch my eye. The March 2008 the Oklahoma Aviator reported that Oklahoma’s Chickasha Wings Inc. had added an Ercoupe 415-C to its fleet, which also includes two Cessna 150s, a...

Published Thu, Mar 27 2008 1:18 PM by Jetwhine

Filed under: Airports, General, Blogging, Flight Training, Aviation Marketing, Light sport aircraft, sport aviation, LSA, Sport Pilot, Checkride, Oklahoma Aviator, Chickasha Wings, Learn to Fly, Ercoupe
Kick or Stick Your Airline Career; What Would You Do?

Normally, Jetwhine does not post pieces without the author’s name. This is an exception since this story is from an active line pilot. We’ve changed the author’s name to protect what is left of their career. Admittedly, this is a little...

Published Tue, Mar 25 2008 4:39 PM by Jetwhine

Filed under: The Buzz, airline, Jetwhine, Fed Ex, airline pilot career, UPS, DHL, legacy carrier
A380 Comes to Life

Every so often I stumble across something very cool that speaks more about our industry than I ever could … although I certainly intend to keep trying my best. If you click on this link , you’ll be instantly snatched away from your desk right...

Published Sun, Mar 23 2008 7:46 PM by Jetwhine

Filed under: The Buzz, Jetwhine, Gilles Vidal, Airbus, A380
LSA Pilots Could Spoil a Good Thing

Pilots are a contentious bunch, but if there’s one thing they agree on it is that flying is too expensive. Naturally, they blame the companies that sell them the stuff they want. Affordability was a primary selling point of sport pilot/light-sport...

Published Thu, Mar 20 2008 12:41 PM by Jetwhine

Filed under: General, Blogging, Flight Training, Aviation Marketing, Light sport aircraft, sport aviation, LSA, Glass Cockpit, Sport Pilot, Sport Hornet, SportCruiser, A-Air, EuroFoz, Technology
For Aviators, GAO, FAA & DOT are Cut from the Same Cloth

Last week’s report from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Inspector General at first glance looks like another nail in the coffin for business aviation. The DOT report - designed to show which aviation group uses how much of the national...

Published Wed, Mar 19 2008 2:14 AM by Jetwhine

Filed under: Air Traffic Control, The Buzz, Airlines, Airports, FAA, Business Aviation, GAO, General Accountability Office, Department of Transportation Inspector General, DOT
Aviation Jokes: A Breath of Fresh Air

I’m sorry to wreck your weekend, but this joke - courtesy of the folks at AhaJokes.com - was so funny I simply had to share. John Carr at The Main Bang and I have been thinking of adding a bit of humor to some of the discussions we’ve been...

Published Sun, Mar 16 2008 10:28 PM by Jetwhine

Filed under: The Buzz
Woracle: Aviation Blogger Astounds and Mystifies

If you haven’t read Graham Warwick’s blog - the Woracle - you’re missing something spectacular. I’m always amazed at the cutting-edge topics he covers. But maybe he has more time on his hands because the English already have a...

Published Fri, Mar 14 2008 3:18 PM by Jetwhine

Filed under: The Buzz, General, Blogging, sport aviation, Military
Is Technology Killing Sport Pilot’s Future?

Simplicity and affordable flying for fun were the driving forces that sustained the sport pilot/light-sport aircraft effort during its 10-year path to reality. In short, it was supposed to be flying unplugged — stick and rudder, look out the window...

Published Wed, Mar 12 2008 1:46 PM by Jetwhine

Filed under: Airports, FAA, General, Blogging, Flight Training, Aviation Marketing, Light sport aircraft, sport aviation, LSA, EAA AirVenture, Autopilot, Glass Cockpit, Sport Pilot, Aviation Technology
VLJ Training Means Thinking Differently; Survey 2

Bob Barnes is already looking at VLJ training from a different perspective, one way he hopes to prevent a rash of human-caused accidents once aircraft deliveries surge to low-time pilots as I mentioned a few weeks back , And as the voluntary chairperson...

Published Mon, Mar 10 2008 3:55 AM by Jetwhine

Filed under: The Buzz, Flight Training, Jetwhine, air safety, Robert B. Barnes, VLJ Training
California Bob and Air Traffic Control

It really is becoming an annoying fact of my life that whenever someone mentions TV, radio and air traffic control, my friend Bob Richards seems to be in the middle. The guy is just everywhere! Bob is the author of a book - Secrets from the Tower - that...

Published Sat, Mar 8 2008 10:52 PM by Jetwhine

Filed under: Air Traffic Control, The Buzz, Airlines, Airports, FAA, Jetwhine, ATC, FAA Public Affairs, Bob Richards, Lester Holt, California Bob, MSNBC, air traffic contol, Secrets from the Tower
U.S. Air Force Tanker Selection is Driving Me Crazy

Once the Pentagon chose the Airbus A330 over the Boeing 767 to begin replacing over 500 aging Boeing KC-135 tankers, it was a sure bet that sparks would fly. And they did, within hours of the selection. The Boeing folks of course are really upset at losing...

Published Fri, Mar 7 2008 1:20 AM by Jetwhine

Filed under: The Buzz, Blogging, Jetwhine, Aviation Marketing, Air Force Tanker, John McCain, Airbus A330, European Union, Boeing 767, Northrop/Grumman, Pentagon
Flight Instructors: What is in short supply is a reason to teach

When the airlines start hiring, it doesn’t take long for flight schools large and small to start wailing about the shortage of certificated flight instructors. As FAA airmen certificate data proves, this is utter nonsense. More pilots hold current...

Published Wed, Mar 5 2008 2:41 PM by Jetwhine

Filed under: The Buzz, Airlines, FAA, Business Aviation, General, Blogging, Flight Training, Aviation Marketing, CFI Shortage, Airline Job, Aviation 2.0, NAFI Master Instructor, Aviation Career, Flight Instructor, Flight School
CFI of the Year Announced … And We Know Him!

I was lucky enough to win a pretty cool award a few years back … the Airbus Aerospace Journalist of the Year award for an aviation safety story I wrote. It was indeed a proud moment. But a fellow I know won something yesterday that I’d gladly...

Published Tue, Mar 4 2008 5:30 PM by Jetwhine

Filed under: The Buzz, FAA, Cessna 400, Max Trescott, FITS, Air Venture, CFI of the Year, aviation blog
Airline Tries Clever Marketing Tactic … Being Nice to Customers

Thanks to a really nice client that invited me to give a few in-person talks in New York and Fort Lauderdale, I had an opportunity recently to leave behind a truly miserable Chicago winter for a few days. Our client asked which airline I preferred and...

Published Mon, Mar 3 2008 7:02 PM by Jetwhine

Filed under: The Buzz, air travel, United Airlines, Northwest Airlines, Southwest Airlines, airline marketing, airline customer service, JetBlue Airlines

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FAA Management is What’s Really Scary, not the Airlines

Ercoupe is Affordable Solution to School’s Sport Pilot Needs

Kick or Stick Your Airline Career; What Would You Do?

A380 Comes to Life

LSA Pilots Could Spoil a Good Thing

For Aviators, GAO, FAA & DOT are Cut from the Same Cloth

Aviation Jokes: A Breath of Fresh Air

Woracle: Aviation Blogger Astounds and Mystifies

Is Technology Killing Sport Pilot’s Future?

VLJ Training Means Thinking Differently; Survey 2

California Bob and Air Traffic Control

U.S. Air Force Tanker Selection is Driving Me Crazy

Flight Instructors: What is in short supply is a reason to teach

CFI of the Year Announced … And We Know Him!

Airline Tries Clever Marketing Tactic … Being Nice to Customers