FLYING A FALLEN HERO

Eric Auxier shares the memorable experience of being a captain on a fallen soldier's final flight home.
by Eric Auxier
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So Long, Senior Fleet

Today marks the end of an era as Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Airways flies its last scheduled passenger 747-400 flight and retires the final 3 aircraft. Columnist Justin Schlecter takes a look back at his 7 years spent flyin...
by Justin Schlechter
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Unstable Approach: Asiana 214’s Last Five Miles

What is a stable approach and how "unstable" did Asiana Flight 214 become before impacting the ground?
by John Steffen and Phil Derner Jr.
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The Yin & Yang of Airline Identity (Part One)

Since the dawn of civil aviation, airlines have been devising and revising what they believe to be meaningful identities. But it’s the logo around which everything else revolves.
by Patrick Smith
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What They Don’t Teach You in Ground School, Part I: Pushy Corporate Clients

Desperate pilots don’t stay pilots long. In the short term, they may be in the air, but in the long run, the Client Factor will make a decision for them that they simply can’t live with.
by Erika Armstrong
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