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Articles that are under this category contain pilot career information and stories from all around the world.

A Twin Otter landing in a storm, featured in 'Pounding Rain, No Visibility, Turbulence, and an Airplane Fire'

Pounding Rain, No Visibility, Turbulence, and an Airplane Fire

I replied, “negative on the instrument approach Timehri, and we only have ...

A Delta Airlines flight, part of one of a number of airline alliances.

Airline Alliances: Who are the Big Three and Why Did They Form?

People claim that the airline industry is too consolidated whether due to ...

A KLM Boeing 747 similar to the one involved in the Tenerife Airport Disaster

Calamity and Coincidence: 40 Years Later Are We at Risk of Another Tenerife?

Have I ever witnessed a fully loaded passenger jet takeoff without clearance, ...

A male and female airline pilot in a Boeing 757 cockpit - Do Men or Women Make a Better Pilot?

Do Men or Women Make Better Pilots?

Taking a look at chicks vs roosters in the cockpit, and what ...

An airliner being de-iced - How a Holdover Time Calculator App Can Save Lives

The Holdover Time Calculator App Could Save Your Life

Do You Make your Copilot calculate Holdover Time? Now There’s an App ...

Glass cockpit in a Boeing 787 - NextGen Pilots: Are Millennials More or Less Effective in the Cockpit?

NextGen Pilots: Are Millennials More or Less Effective in the Cockpit?

NextGen pilots is what I’m calling the new generation of pilots who will stand ...

Cockpit of a Boeing 727 - My Path to Becoming a Pilot in Kenya

My Journey to Becoming a Pilot in Kenya

My story of becoming a pilot in Kenya and my love affair with ...

A Boeing 767 on the runway - The Pilot Shortage Problem in the Aviation Industry

The Big Problem Driving the Aviation Industry’s Pilot Shortage

A Perfect Storm Created the Aviation Industry’s Pilot Shortage Problem The aviation industry ...

Pilots in the cockpit of a Beechcraft Baron 58TC - The 24 Traits of the Pilot Personality

Is There Such a Thing As a Pilot Personality?

Why Are Pilots Like That? Have you ever talked to a cop ...

Pilots leaving a flight training school hangar - Are All Airline Pilot Training Schools the Same?

Are All Airline Pilot Training Schools the Same?

What are the Differences between Airline Pilot Training Schools? Depending on who ...