Comments on: Dealing with Passengers

By: VERA A. HOLMAN

VERA A. HOLMAN — Mon, 17 Mar 2014 05:08:40 +0000

APPRECIATE THE SONG…HAVE TWO GRANDSONS WITH BANDS, ONE VERY ACTIVE, IN ALBERTA.
Not the “Come Fly With Me” type! Marketing hits in Japan.

By: VERA A. HOLMAN

VERA A. HOLMAN — Mon, 17 Mar 2014 05:01:45 +0000

Back in 1955 I was graduating high school ahead of time, and had applied to a major Canadian Airline to train to become a pilot, or failing that, a stewardess. I was just over 5’8.5 inches tall, over the height restriction, and still growing. They said no. Rather than apply to my favorite “White Knuckle Airways” I joined the RCAF and have a lot of unlogged hours under my belt as “crew, weather woman” while the guys played cards in the back. I was airborne and I loved every second. I think the hardest part of this all was landing one of the huge boxcars with an American pilot peering over my shoulder….those were the days!!! BUT, when something like MH370 happens, I have theories based on a wild imagination that only writers have today…what if? What if? WHAT IF? ;-0

By: Ron Rapp

Ron Rapp — Mon, 03 Mar 2014 06:43:49 +0000

It’s interesting to hear the airline pilot’s perspective on passengers, especially these days when so many seem to commute to work themselves. They say doctors make the worst patients, but I doubt that’s true about airline pilots. 🙂

Do airlines still give out those wings?? I thought that sort of thing ended years ago!

By: Brent

Brent — Sun, 02 Mar 2014 12:35:27 +0000

Mark,
I love the tune! Very catchy. I love the acoustic guitar. I have a martin travel guitar that I attempt to play, but it has other ideas.

Great article too! You are so right, the passengers are at our mercy and it’s great when we can do our part to allay their fears.

Brent

By: Karlene

Karlene — Sun, 02 Mar 2014 05:20:16 +0000

Rob, what a great song! I love this. And I smile. Nobody ever asks how old I am. They just ask if I can get them a coke and some nuts. lol. Yes, I too love to interact with my customers. The nice thing about international and being junior is I get first break. Wait…the first break’s not nice. The nice part is, I get to walk around the plane and remember how awe-inspiring the size it, and then stand at the boarding door and give out wings and gab with the passengers. Another great post!