Captain’s Diary

Stories and reflections shared by our in-house airline captain, flying short-haul across Europe, with over 10 years of flying experience

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Airport Closure & Failure Management

A day filled with decisions, delays and expectation management. Another insight into what the daily life of an airline captain really consists of…

July 3, 2024

The Danger of Long Duty Days

It’s a Sunday morning and I’m jolted awake by the piercing sound of my phone ringing at 5am for what is going to be (unbeknown to me at this point) a whopping 16+ hour duty day…

June 5, 2024

Pan Pan! First Medical Divert

It’s 7pm and dark outside. We’re sat at 38000ft in the cruise over Croatia on the way back to London.

May 22, 2024

Airline Captains Most Challenging Day (Part 3 of 3)

This was a day that pushed my skills and capacity as both a Commander and a human being to the limit. It consisted of 3 main events, the 3rd of which is detailed here – Flight Planning Laws, Discretion Limits & Passenger Management!

April 10, 2024

Airline Captains Most Challenging Day (Part 2 of 3)

This was a day that pushed my skills and capacity as both a Commander and a human being to the limit. It consisted of 3 main events, each of which I’ll dissect across 3 articles.

February 28, 2024

Airline Captains Most Challenging Day Part 1 of 3

This was a day that pushed my skills and capacity as both a Commander and a human being to the limit. It consisted of 3 main events, each of which I’ll dissect over the next few articles.

January 23, 2024