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Archive for the ‘Airline Travel’ Category
He is making sure he does not become a birdstrike
May 12th, 2012 
junkie Pilot Security Clearance
October 28th, 2011 junkie Yesterday in an unamed city the impossible happened. Flight crews were able to bypass security by showing two forms of government ID and thus being entered as a trusted business partner. I about fell over with surprise. I felt like there should have been more jubliation. I was thinking on the order of sending up [...]
What To Do with a Nervous or Fear of Flying Passenger
October 14th, 2011 junkie Every once in a while I will get a passenger that will come up to me and tell me that they are petrified of flying. More often I pick them out when they come on the plane. Yesterday one got on the aircraft and I asked them how they were. She replied “fine” I said [...]
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Tags: afraid to fly, fear of flying, fearful fliers, fearful passengers, nervous flyers 
2 Comments »What is Trust?
October 1st, 2011 junkie It is amazing how many things boil down to trust. Thing about these industries that you basically “trust” even though they have never personally proved it to anyone. 1. Your bank, they invest the money you deposit and promise to always have it available. 2. Your doctor, you basically put your life in their hands [...]
Employee Travel, The Good, The Bad and the Ugly
September 25th, 2011 junkie Working for an airline finally had some long awaited perks. For one the benefits were supposed to be a lot better, you were supposed to have a lot of days off, make more money and be able to travel anywhere you wanted for free. My how times have changed. We all know about the pay [...]
Crew Overnights and the Hotel Experience
May 17th, 2011 junkie I have been flying for close to 30 years now. I have stayed in a lot of hotels over the years. When I first started out in smaller airlines the hotels we stayed in were fairly poor in quality. Clearly it was an issue of getting the best price for smaller airlines. Today things have [...]
How Obesity Can Affect the Way Pilots Fly Their Planes
January 11th, 2011 junkie By Janet Martin In the United States, about one-third of the total population is suffering from obesity. This translates to more than 300 billion dollars of added health care costs. Obesity is a huge problem such that, annually, it is killing more Americans than cigarette smoking. But if you think obesity is wreaking havoc only [...]
Are you flying over Thanksgiving?
November 23rd, 2010 junkie Are you planning on traveling over the Thanksgiving holiday? (by air) If so, here are some things to think about as you get ready for your trip to the airport that can help you save some aggravation. 1. It is going to be chaotic. The Christmas season is extended over a week and sometimes more [...]
