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September 23, 2022 7:00 am ET -
Opinion: The Airline Behind Its Own Demise
It is high time we address the elephant in the room: Qantas is its own worst enemy. From Australian icons to domestic disasters, the demise of Qantas has seen the airline assign blame to everything (and everyone) except itself. It's…
May 16, 2022 11:23 am ET -
Opinion: Lowering Minimums and Raising Retirement Age Won’t Solve Pilot…
As travelers return to the skies, following the suppression of demand from the Covid-19 pandemic, airlines are facing a familiar challenge, a pilot shortage. Before the pandemic, airlines were already facing a wave of pilot retirements in the coming years.…
April 23, 2022 4:38 pm ET -
Opinion: Qantas – Is It Really the Spirit of Australia?
Airlines have one thing in common: they are far from perfect. But when a flag carrier makes headlines for one fault after another, does it deserve that esteemed position? Over the past few weeks, Qantas has found itself in that…
February 8, 2022 6:00 am ET -
Opinion: Automating Away Basic Airmanship
Throughout aviation history, the steady advance of technological progress in the cockpit has greatly simplified the job of piloting aircraft. While statistically there’s no disputing the parallel between innovation and improved safety, I fear that this generation of aviators may…
December 14, 2021 8:00 am ET -
Opinion: Air Cargo Is Booming
Just over a century ago on November 7, 1910, the first-ever cargo flight took place between Dayton, Ohio and Columbus, Ohio with a package of 200 pounds of silk on a relatively small aircraft. Fast forward to modern times, and…