Covid-19 butchered the aviation industry, but pilots are versatile (albeit technocratic) and will survive. I spoke to my friends Yishern, Hazel, Amirul, Varma, and Tommy …
The Coin Toss I hold up a 20 cents coin. The hibiscus catches a glint of ray from the cockpit dome light. “Tails, I take …
At undisclosed location of an airline headquarters: Me: Hi, Captain G. Long time no see! Captain G: Oh, Hi! Wow! Captain G, a gwai lou, looks …
We are high. There’s a an aircraft departing from the island where we’re headed. For separation sake, air traffic control is keeping us at 5000 …
“Say again number of POB, Red Cap 8989. Confirm 2 souls onboard?” The ground controller asked questioningly. “Affirm,” says the FOOTD. His name is Ashraf. …
I’m in a metal tube, hurling through the troposphere’s upper limits at 80% the speed of sound. A glance at the System Display (SD) page …
I’m jabbing the mechanic call button on the overhead panel again. Again. And Again. In fact, I’ve been flexing my forefinger muscles at least 5 …
Size matters. And weight matters. Note to self: Stop chugging down Starbucks like a CFM56 engine does Jet A1 because- 1) abate capitalism contribution 2) …
Ingest this post like a collage- a stream of incoherent events that fuse into congruence, preferably to the melody of The Greatest Showman’s “Tightrope”. Click here to …
“I have bad news,” my assigned partner in crime FO thrust a print-clustered A4 paper before me. “We expect a foggy visibility of 800m in Dhaka, …
