Turkish Airlines Captain Dies Midflight
Turkish Airlines flight 204 from Seattle to Istanbul diverted to New York-JFK on Wednesday after the captain passed away while in flight.
Turkish Airlines flight 204 from Seattle to Istanbul diverted to New York-JFK on Wednesday after the captain passed away while in flight.
A pilot shortage has quickly pivoted more to a captain shortage as many airlines struggle to fill vacancies and upgrade first officers.
There is an old saying that “the greatest journey an airline pilot ever takes is the one to the captain’s chair three feet to the left.” In August of 2013, after years of hard work, Korry Franke made that journey and became a United Airlines captain on the Boeing 737. In his memoir about that […]