The saying, “you don’t know what you don’t know” is a powerful insight that applies day-to-day in our aviation world and one that should be contemplated and added to one’s “wisdom bag”. From our first
The following quote is attributed to David Holtz, VP of Operations at Delta Airlines: “It’s our job to put a predictable outcome in the customer’s hand”. It’s a great phrase because in a few visceral
In corporate and private jet operations, experienced Flight Attendants make a significant contribution to the flight for efforts both seen and unseen. Contrast this to a Cabin Host, untrained in the profession, whose contribution is
“Gear-up, flaps-up, shut-up.” Many pilots can quote this little ditty, and indeed many have lived its message. For more than half of aviation’s history a single pilot was the lord and master of the realm.
Pilots and Flight Attendants are employees in a service industry. Saying no to a customer is not part of the culture of this industry. A charter client flying coast to coast was a regular traveler