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- One Mile at a Time1d ago· Ben Schlappig
Retiring Icelandair Pilot Startles Town With Surprise Flyover, Gets License Revoked
Several weeks ago, an Icelandair pilot’s retirement flight went viral, when he decided to make an unauthorized flyover of his hometown, startling residents. While this sounds like a cute concept in theory, as you can imagine, it wasn’t well received. There’s now an interesting up
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Read at One Mile at a Time ↗ - One Mile at a Time2d ago· Ben Schlappig
Kudos: SWISS Flight Attendants Report Pilots For Drinking Too Much On Layover
All too often, it seems like airline employees are unwilling to speak up when they witness something that shouldn’t be happening, in order to protect their colleagues. So here’s a nice story of that not happening — both pilots of a SWISS plane had too much to drink at a layover h
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Read at One Mile at a Time ↗ - View from the WingJul 10, 2026· Gary Leff
Airline Captain Takes Wrong Runway Exit, Calls ATC ‘Incompetent’—Then Challenges Supervisor To Show Up At His Gate
A Copa Airlines captain took a different runway exit than instructed, called controllers “incompetent,” refused to give the tower supervisor his name and challenged him to come to Gate A8—prompting the response, “Is that a threat?” Authorities are reviewing the recording.
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