Rumors abound regarding crew scheduling, how its organized and if they have their favorites and not-so-favorites. In this week's flight attendant podcast we are joined by a former pilot crew scheduler to hear the conversation from the other end of the phone. We discuss scheduler pay, hours, bidding and the differences in pilot and flight attendant scheduling.
The simple answer is very safe, but I thought I’d give a behind the scenes view on how safe the aircraft is, and, in the current climate, how safe from external forces such as terrorism.
First of all, the aircraft. Most airlines throughout the world have a surprisingly young range of aircraft. For example the average age of Ryanair (biggest low cost carrier ...
In this week's aviation podcast we are joined by Max from the Airplane Geeks and Podcasting Passion podcast. We discuss jet engines, their cost, how airlines choose a manufacturer and more.
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Anybody that has followed the airlines knows about the issues with the US Airways Pilots Association (USAPA), formed in response to arbitration of seniority in merging the former America West pilots. The East pilots did not like the blended seniority list, and rather than accept the binding arbitration, voted in a new union as they greatly outnumbered the west pilots. The pilots have been feuding within themselves and with US Airways ever since. The USAPA filed briefs ...
In this week's flight attendant podcast we discuss Sara's judging of the some popular flight attendant uniforms with our guest Mike. In addition we discuss:
What's your pick? Which airline has the best uniform? Which has the worst?
Attention all pilots and Star Trek aficionados. Today is your big day to reach for the stars and apply at Virgin Galactic to test and develop the WhiteKnightTwo and SpaceShipTwo spaceflight system then move onto regular spaceline operations.
Virgin Galactic is only looking for team players. And there are some other job requirements, most of which I forget now, but I can't imagine it matters much as long as you are a team player. The requirements and more details on the position can be found here.
