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Posts from ‘March, 2008’

Another Reason I LUV SWA

Saturday night I was working flights in the South. We had an aircraft get hit by lightning coming into Nashville (BNA), so we needed to fly it empty to Dallas (DAL) for an inspection before we could carry revenue passengers again. Separately, we’d sent a flight crew to Dothan, AL, (DHN) to drop off one [...]

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The Boxes Report a Diversion

Holland America, despite what they originally told our travel agent, actually doesn’t allow prego women to sail past their 24th week. Since we’ll be at 24.5 weeks, we can’t go. They did, however, take our money and refuse to give it back. Our options are to cancel the trip and pay a cancellation penalty or [...]

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Babymooning

Before Jenny gets too uncomfortable, we are planning a “babymoon” trip just to get away and relax while we can. After much debate, we decided on a cruise up the West Coast in mid-April. We got a fantastic deal on Holland America for a 4-night cruise from San Diego to Vancouver with a stop for [...]

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Happy Easter!

He is risen. He is risen indeed! May the hope of the Resurrection give you joy on this brightest of days.

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Seniority

I found an interesting article on some problems with the seniority system used by most work groups at most US airlines, with special focus on the pilots at Delta and Northwest. Those airlines’ potential merger is on hold and potentially dead because their pilots can’t figure out how to play nicely together. Seniority plays a [...]

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The Power of Words

Words are among our most powerful tools. They link people together, helping them understand each other, building relationships, and conveying useful information. The words “I do” transform a man and woman into a single unit in God’s eyes and men’s. “You can do it” can give a child the confidence to try something new. Words [...]

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