Up in the Air
By Darragh Owens When decision-making theory meets reality, the learning curve gets steep Aeronautical decision-making during private and commercial pilot training, is an important part of the theoretical knowledge syllabus. It is, however, possibly one of the ground subjects most disconnected from the practical reality of flying. It’s clearly important to study the various concepts and models that are currently (they evolve as time...
Pilots? Who needs pilots?
In mid-September, rumours began to circulate that Europe’s largest airline was having to cancel flights due to a lack of flight crew. Just a few days later, Ryanair announced the cancellation of thousands of flights over a six-week week period, in order, the airline said, to “Improve its system-wide punctuality which has fallen below 80 per cent in the first two weeks of September”. The airline largely blamed a combination of European...
