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Nonstop Flights Stop for Fuel
Dozens of Continental Airlines flights to the East Coast from Europe have been forced to make unexpected stops in Canada and elsewhere to take on fuel after running into unusually strong headwinds over the Atlantic Ocean. The stops, which have caused delays and inconvenience for thousands of passengers in recent weeks, are partly the result of a decision by United Continental Holdings Inc., the world's largest airline, to use smaller jets on a growing number of long, trans-Atlantic routes.… (online.wsj.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
By the way, high time and senior captains doesn't mean too much. I've flown with 15,000 hour pilots that sucked, and 1,500 hour pilots that shone...
This should be in response to chalet up above with the senior captain comment.
It depends on how you choose your friends pilots or otherwise.
What does choosing friends have to do with a pilot's performance???
I meant why you ended up flying with 15K-hr pilot that suck. Pilots choose pilot companions the same way they choose friends.
I wish if I could choose, the company does the choosing...
Now I understand what you mean. Commercial pilots I know have told me about their not quite pleasant experiences with fellow pilots that did not belong on the left seat which fortunately enough have been the excemption. Are you are an airline pilot by the way
I would always choose to fly with a really "hot" lady next to me..hahah..you can always tell when the bidding gets wild when you got a "hottie" up front. Hahha!