I need some stories, your stories... I'm going to be giving a talk about peer-to-peer mentoring to a group of airlines who all should be starting up advanced mentoring programs. A more advanced mentoring program for upgrading Captains - which is very different from what they may have right now in the mentorship space... and I would like to have some examples to share of successful 'mentoring' other than the myriad of anecdotal stories that I have personally. The why & how showcasing how... Read more ..read more

I have to admit...Even though I'm a pilot, I sometimes envy Dispatch without knowing exactly what you guys do behind the scenes. Of course I have an idea but never sat through a shift for instance. Reason I bring this up....I really enjoy planning, weather and the nuts and bolts of getting a flight out. Of course I love flying but sometimes I wish I could go to the office for a shift instead. Has an airline had a pilot who for whatever reason decided to go into dispatch? What would it... Read more ..read more

Does anyone in the community have a good resource on VA claims and the FAA? I just clicked over 19 years in and I initiated the VA claim process ..read more

Sheesh. Not suspicious at all. Whistleblower Josh Dean of Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems has died Joshua Dean, one of the first whistleblowers to allege Spirit AeroSystems execs had ignored manufacturing defects on the 737 MAX, died after a sudden illness. www.seattletimes.com ..read more

GSO and IAH, each have a runway with ILS's on both ends that use the same frequency, different identifiers. Would there not be some type of interference if both were on at the same time? Does ATC turn on the ones they are going to use or are all the ILS's on 24/7 (except for maintenance)? GSO - ILS for 5L/23R - Freq 109.55 IAH - ILS for 8LR/26L - Freq 109.7 ..read more

My last crowd sourced destination turned out wonderfully and y’all sent me to Brussels and it was awesome. This month I’ve got my second to last 787 trip going to Auckland which I’m super excited about. June will be my last 787 trip and I’ve narrowed it down to Milan, Barcelona, or Rome and want to get JC’s opinion. (Sydney, Melbourne, Singapore, and Seoul are also options but just harder to do from the east coast ..read more

Whistleblower Josh Dean of Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems has died Dean, a former quality auditor at Spirit AeroSystems and a whistleblower who alleged Spirit ignored manufacturing defects, has died after a sudden illness. www.seattletimes.com ..read more

This BS needs to stop. Your work is your WORK. It is NOT a place to barf your personal political beliefs onto *paying* customers. JetBlue 'called cops on passenger who complained about Palestine pin' Paul Faust, 54, told DailyMail.com he quietly made a complaint to a supervisor -but when he landed a uniformed official demanded to see his ID, and claimed he caused a disturbance. www.dailymail.co.uk ..read more

The rollout of this system was not good. I know it's a union article, but it's not wrong. I heard the FAA was observing it as well and wasn't a fan. Pilots are not happy. NetJets Reduces Safety Role of FAA-licensed Dispatchers in Flight Operations (Columbus, OH) – Flight dispatchers represented by Teamsters Local 284 in Columbus, Ohio, are ringing alarm bells over NetJets Aviation’s (NJA) plan to scal teamster.org ..read more

From the family: You're Invited to the New York Celebration of Life for Keith Duncan Date: May 11th Time: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Location: JetBlue Headquarters 27-01 Queens Plaza N Long Island City, NY 11101 Please join us as we gather to honor and celebrate the life of Keith Duncan. Your... Read more ..read more