Taking Wing

"NewCo? Why the heck would you go to NewCo?" My friend (and one-time sim partner) Jill asked me that in June of last year. Dawn an...

"So what'd you do before this?" It's a pretty standard question asked between pilots flying together for the first time, u...

Well, if I have any readers left...no, I haven't abandoned my blog. My lack of attention to it even has a good excuse attached. Our inte...

Last week Dawn and I had our 5th year anniversary. To celebrate, I took her to Paris. I had five days off and there were empty flights going...

First-year Captains at my airline make about two and a half times what first year First Officers make. I think neither is particularly well-...

I've recently been flying with a few first officers who came to NewCo from non-airline jobs like flying Part 135 freight or charter. Sin...

The one thing that connects practically every airline crewmember in the world regardless of the company they fly for is the fact that they s...