The Vietnam Airlines 787 That Lost 28 Tonnes of Thrust Without Losing an Engine
A pilot's read of the Munich overrun: what the skid marks show, what the arithmetic says, and the three explanations still standing.
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Everyone thinks autoland is a modern computer thing. Concorde did it in 1975, with relays.
Decision height 10 feet. Runway visibility 150 metres. Not a single programmable computer on board. Here is how the fastest airliner ever built put itself on the runway blind.
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Is It Actually Safe to Fly a Boeing Right Now?
Two Boeing headlines landed ten days apart this month. One of them looks much worse than it is, and the other one is the reason I’m not worried.
Both Engines Quit at 720 Feet and No Checklist Covered It.
Less than a minute from touchdown, British Airways Flight 38 lost both engines and every procedure the crew had ever trained.
A Window Shattered at 15,000 Feet This Morning — Here’s Why the Aeroplane Was Never the Problem
What actually happened on Ryanair FR1879, and the part of the story nobody is writing about.
Everything I Wish You Knew Before You Fly This Summer
A captain’s honest guide to flying calmer, smarter, and further this season
I Was Sure This Video Was Fake. Then I Found Out It Was Real.
A Boeing 777 wingtip a few feet from a Texas runway and every reason I thought no real crew would ever do it.
A 787 Made a Surprise Fuel Stop in the Outback This Week. Here’s the Part That Should Make You Less Nervous.
What the headlines missed and what it quietly tells us about the wild 22-hour flights Qantas just locked in for 2027.
9 Things a Pilot Would Tell You Before You Fly This Summer
No fluff. Just the moves that make summer travel faster, cheaper, and calmer — whether you fly all the time or dread every takeoff.
An Air Canada Captain Flew 900 Flights Without a Pilot Licence for 16 years. Here's Why You Were Safer Than It Sounds.
A 28-year captain on why the evidence is calmer than the headline plus the other pilots who pulled the same trick, including one who taught himself to fly jets on a home simulator.