When Pilots Nap and Cabin Crew Snap: Battle at 40,000 Feet

Jet Lagged & Dangerous: When Airlines Mistake Humans for Hardware Somewhere in an office far from the tarmac, someone in a tailored suit says: “Let’s boost efficiency by increasing flying hours.” Somewhere in a jumpseat at 40,000 feet, a cabin crew member is mentally flossing the last of their sanity, and the captain is blinking…

Map Says Yes, Politics Say No: How Geopolitics Hijacked Your Holiday Plans

Welcome onboard! You’re flying Flight Number 2025. We’ll be cruising at 41,000 feet, navigating through plenty of global conflicts, cautiously sidestepping airspace bans, avoiding military drones, dodging diplomacy, and graciously praying that on today’s briefing, our flight map will not appear far much similar to that of a war game. Remember the time when aviation…

Flying Smarter, Together: How to Get Airline Unions on Board the Learning Jet

Let’s face it people! Airlines are marvels of modern coordination. A symphony of physics, logistics, a lot of caffeine, and polite-yet-firm “please return to your seats.” However, if there’s one thing as complex as keeping an aircraft in the sky, it’s getting all stakeholders, especially airline unions to rally around a unified learning culture. So,…

Behind the Aviators: What Pilots Really Carry into the Cockpit

The next time you’re sitting in a window seat, sipping your orange juice and silently judging the person in front of you for reclining their seat too quite soon, take a break for a moment and consider the human at the front of the plane, the one with more than 130 tons of aircraft, and…