Question : Yesterday I was on a flight from Houston to Omaha and apparently the ground crew loaded too much fuel.  Consequently, we taxied out to the end of the runway, but then sat off to the side while the captain ran the engines up to burn off the excess.  We probably sat there about [...]

Before I explain a V1 cut….I feel I should explain V speeds. V speeds are specific defined speeds for certain segments of flight. The first speed that comes up on takeoff is V1 followed by either V2 or VR depending on the plane. V1 is the speed at which the takeoff should not be aborted. [...]

Just curious, what is your current take-home pay AFTER taxes and union dues? And how many passengers are you flying in that aircraft? Pay after taxes won’t be useful as some states have state and federal taxes…some have federal only. I will include on federal taxes, since we all pay those. Last year I made [...]

With the airlines, how do you go about requesting 2 months off? Thanks. I am taking November and December off to spend time with my daughter. I am taking time off under FMLA. FMLA allows up to 12 weeks of unpaid time off for a birth or other medical circumstances. As of now I am [...]

Luggage. For most people luggage is used 3-4 times a year. For flight crews, it’s daily. Being a regularly used item, most flight crew members don’t take luggage choice lightly. Depending on if they are a pilot or cabin crew, the bags might differ. Pilots, for the most part, need to carry along a huge [...]

Are airline hubs where every flight will start. so if i lived in San Diego and “crash-N-burn airlines” hub was in Seattle i would have to commute to Seattle every day to start my trips? Cheers! Crash N Burn Airlines…..CBA….catchy! I don’t commute and so far never have. I do however have several friends that [...]