Senators Boxer and Snowe have put out some details on their plan, it is worse than I thought. It will in effect gridlock the entire system in the event of a large storm. 3 hours! 3 hours and a passenger can demand to return to the gate, in fact the language suggests that a return [...]

We where tight on fuel! We had 5 minutes to get some more otherwise we would have to Bingo to San Clemente’. A Bingo profile is an emergency, it has to be done exactly for you to make it to your divert with out running out of gas. It is also an admission that you [...]

Well it has started, ready, shoot, aim! Lead by that well known operational specialist and all around genius Senator Barbara Boxer D/CA. You remember Ms. Boxer; she’s the Senator who wanted more women in the military to “Lower the testosterone level”. We all know you don’t want a military with too many tough, mean men [...]

Imagine hundreds of cell phone talkers yapping away as you fly across the continental United States. Six hours of ring tones going off, and the dreaded “LOUD CELL PHONE TALKER”. You know the people I’m talking about, they are the ones that can’t figure out that the cell phone is a very effective technology. They [...]

My Brother Gregg (Gman) called this morning and hoisted the BS flag on my explanation on a couple of points. I’ll address Valentines Day at JFK first. Ice storms are the worst condition the industry has to deal with. De-icing, low visibility, low cloud ceilings all cause incredible delays. The Gman’s problem with my explanation [...]

“Beaver, Bloodhounds are bugging out north. Check our six.” “Six clear.” Was the welcome response that came over our head sets. We were on the deck again indicating 580 knots. It was past time to find the tanker, we needed gas, and we needed it now. With our six clear, which meant no one was [...]

I was chatting with my brother, Gregg, the other night as he settled down on a stained carpet, stretched tightly over the concrete floor at Miami International Airport. Needless-to-say he was not a happy camper! Nor were the other marooned travelers. In fact, I detected a certain amount of hostility directed toward me and my [...]