Good for him! Now, will this spark a revolution demanding the same from the ranks of other entitled, "professional CEOs" with far lower levels of skill and accomplishment? It's about time.

(Written on 2016年05月03日)(Permalink)

Interesting, as I find the new font the best part of the refresh. I'd always thought the previous font rendered the word "Alaska" a bit unclear, especially as a first impression.

(Written on 2016年01月26日)(Permalink)

Dogfight? Hardly. Both Libyan pilots might as well have declared they were on a suicide mission as they continued to approach the F-14s while the U.S. pilots repeatedly gave them the "benefit of the doubt". The Libyan military should have left the pilots to swim home as punishment for such stupidity!

(Written on 2015年11月02日)(Permalink)

Among the charges he faces will NOT be attempting to deliver the mail without proper postage. In his home video, he can be seen affixing stamps to the envelopes. Maybe he should get a job with amazon.com, where his delivery skills will be more appreciated.

(Written on 2015年04月16日)(Permalink)

I've heard that Airbus aircraft have three cockpit crew members; the pilot, a dog, and a monkey. The pilot, sitting in the left seat, "flies" the airplane, the dog is there to bite the pilot if he attempts to take the controls, and the monkey's job is to feed the dog. Any truth to this?

(Written on 2015年01月30日)(Permalink)

As often as any other cause are the cell phone zombies who are standing in place, staring at their screens, oblivious to the fact that there's no one in front of them anymore.

(Written on 2014年11月06日)(Permalink)

No, most passengers don't pay attention, but if an emergency arises, I'd rather not have every cell phone zombie impeding the efforts of the rest of us trying to comply with the actions required in a successful response to the situation.

(Written on 2014年10月13日)(Permalink)

Re:"If you wanted to command a U.S. airliner, you HAD to be armed" Utter nonsense, I'm afraid.

(Written on 2014年05月27日)(Permalink)

One shouldn't expect such attention to detail in Internet "journalism". Copy editing and fact checking have gone out the window, and broadcast media are following a similar trend.

(Written on 2014年02月24日)(Permalink)

The scariest problem with the regionals is the relatively young age and low experience of the pilots, in both left and right seats. It always gives me pause when I see crew members who look as if they just finished high school, or at best, college, who are in command of these jets. The kicker for me was when I saw a pilot walking towards his flight, trailing a flight bag emblazoned with two stickers, one of which was for his college, the other shouting, "TELL YOUR MOM TO STOP TEXTING ME:. How professional.

(Written on 2014年02月19日)(Permalink)