The first thing I saw walking up to the gate were two paramedics dressed in protective gear. They were talking to a passenger wearing a protective mask. The flight attendants exited the jetway and informed me that the passenger in question was coughing and made frequent trips to the aft lavatory. …
A Pilot’s Story
A few months ago, a pilot in Australia, Rod Lovell, contacted me about a book he wrote titled From Hero to Zero. The book details his experience ditching a DC-3 shortly after takeoff, the subsequent investigation, and the effect of that investigation on his aviation career. Having written a book …
A Flight Attendant Prank Gone Wrong
I'm sure you heard by now that a Southwest Airlines flight attendant has filed a lawsuit against Southwest Airlines for causing her emotional distress. Her claim is that two Southwest pilots had secretly placed a hidden camera in the bathroom and was live streaming video to the cockpit. Now I am …
A Mystery at 39,000 Feet
Forty years ago today Boeing was at the center of another mystery. It was on this day April 4, 1979, that a Boeing 727 unexpectedly rolled over while in cruise and plummeted nearly 39,000 feet before the crew was able to pull out of the dive. What happened? Did the crew do something to cause the …
Was a lack of experience a factor in the Ethiopian 737 Max crash?
Would you be comfortable having surgery performed by a first-year medical student? Probably not. How about getting on an airplane with a first officer whose experience level is only one step above that of a student pilot? That was the situation on the recent Ethiopian 737 Max crash. Now it may …
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A day at the office
It's been quiet here at EmilioCorsetti.com. I've been pitching three different screenplays, and I've been on the lookout for stories for my next book. One idea I am pursuing right now involves the fight over the age 60 rule for pilots, which was overturned in 2007. Now that I just turned 62 and I'm …
