The Southwest LCC business model has reached its limit. They are transforming into a network carrier; first by entering high cost markets (like Denver), next by trying to buy the competition (not done yet). Finally, and the most transforming to their model; by entering not only the International market, but the long haul [...]

USAir confirms Sully is in training to return to the cockpit. A return date is not set; his last flight was the fateful USAIR 1549. On that flight he dead-sticked an A-320 airliner safely onto the Hudson River. Captain Sullenberger’s book…

Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters

…is set for release in [...]

Global industry players are predicting a recovery for the world’s airlines in 2010. They came to this consensus at the Global Strategy Summit that met yesterday (14 SEP 09) in Beijing.

Over the weekend word leaked that both American Airlines (AA) and Delta (DAL) are competing to buy an interest in troubled Japan Airlines (JAL).

I remember 9/11 very vividly. For me, it was very personal: an aircraft from my airline (American), crashed into the Pentagon, killing an old friend and squadron mate—Commander Daniel “Spike” Shanower, a great guy and a great Intel Officer.
I sat with my son, Leland (III) a couple of days later; he was 15 and [...]

What do they possibly have to do with each other? A lot more than you might think:

Project Seven Alpha hits number 34 on Amazons Aviation Best Sellers List. Thank you to my readers, it is the highest my novel has been on the USA list.

AeroMexico Flight 576 was hijacked after leaving Cancun today. Unable to gain access to the cockpit the hijacking ended in Mexico City when Federal Agents re-took the aircraft. All 104 passengers were freed an hour after landing. Apparently the 5 hijackers were Bolivian Nationals seeking an audience with the President of Mexico.

On July 7th, 1944 1st Lt. Bernerd Harding was leading 9 other B-24 Liberators of the 859th squadron, on a combat mission over Germany. The 25 year old flight leader crossed the target framed by flak, dropped his bombs and turned his flight to the egress heading. Their fighter escort was called away [...]