Air France KLM confirmed yesterday that it is looking at Iberia as a possible merger target as it revealed its aspiration to participate in Europe’s continuing airline consolidation.
“Air Fran
My job today was pretty cushy. I flew three VFR flights, for a total of an hour and a half flight time, but I put in a fourteen hour duty day. Here's how.
The first flight was in the morning, a ten m
Despite some nasty weather in the DelMarVa area this afternoon, MS and the IFR Pilot literally "threaded the needle" and managed to get from the Home Base to Dover, Delaware. About an hour of actual
There was a piper aztec that landed in London with a blown oil cooler on the weekend, so this morning (being Monday) it was into our shop. They had managed to hunt down a new oil cooler, but it was i
OK, it's taken me forever to post this. I took the pictures the night of 7/1/07. I processed them (slowly) on my laptop over our wedding trip to Vail. I didn't really have all the software or proce
"Britain’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) is recommending that student pilots on solo flights be identified by a radio call-sign prefix so air traffic controllers can take into account th
[Update: Husband had his morning trip with John and got more details. No cartwheel, the right main snapped on touchdown and they skidded through the backyard. He tried to radio a mayday in to PHF (
Stay tuned for some news. It has to do with my posts from several months ago concerning dancing with the devil that brought me. All I'm going to say is that I'll be going to training somewhere on some
My final year at Purdue, I was one of the 4 Beechjet Copilots for a semester. We had to apply for the position and then have a sim checkride in the 727 simulator at Purdue. In the checkr
These Hawaiian trips that I've been flying for the last couple of years have not only been enjoyable, but very educational. For those who follow my blog regularly, you've joined me as I've visited th
Our first blog contest has been hot! Only two days left(ends July 18) in the first ever PilotJohn.com blog contest, and its going to be a close finish!
Approximately 40 miles to north from my home is an old airstrip. It was built and used during the second world war. It is no longer officially in use but once in a while someone actually lands there u
Disclaimer: I was reluctant to report on this, because I’m absolutely awful with people’s names, and not much better with faces (sorry David). Plus there is the problem that as well as na
Stuck on a long flight? Got money to burn? Don't have enough useless junk? Check out the latest issue of "Sky Mall". It's conveniently located in the seat pocket in front of you and is loaded with
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