"Flying On The Side"

Brian asked me recently if I had been doing much flying outside of Southwest.   Categories: Flying Posted by: Ray Stark | Aug 22, 2008 at 8:43 am

Jet Engines: Beasts of Burden

Jet Engines: Beasts of Burden I noticed the planes my airline flys only sit on the ground a few minutes and they are back in the air over and over again all day long! How can this be good for them? Doesn't it make them break more often? How can they hold up? Categories: Flying, Under the hood Posted by: Ray Stark | Jul 28, 2008 at 1:02 pm

Winter Wonderland

I flew from Chicago Midway (MDW) to Las Vegas (LAS) recently, and the view was fantastic most of the way. There were some areas of "chop" around the Front Range of the Rockies, and these clouds show the areas of turbulence at the bottom of the fast-moving jet stream. Categories: Working at Southwest Posted by: Ray Stark | May 03, 2008 at 12:19 pm

"Santa's Sleigh Flies In This Stuff... Why Can't We?"

"Because we aren't Santa Claus...THAT's why." Travel in winter is fun. Invariably, when you plan a trip, Mother Nature throws some weather into the equation, and when it comes to flying, that understandably triggers apprehension in many people. (Hey, I live in Phoenix! Anything below 65 degrees triggers apprehension in me! "Honey! Where's my COAT!!!") Categories: Working at Southwest Posted by: Ray Stark | May 03, 2008 at 12:19 pm

When Things Quit...

A modern jet airliner is a brilliantly designed assembly of a million or so parts flying in close formation. Given the vast array of systems and ancillary parts that make up the aircraft, it is remarkable indeed that the dispatch reliability of these machines approaches 98 percent. In other words, in 98 departures out of 100, the jet is capable of doing its mission. Categories: Working at Southwest Posted by: Ray Stark | May 03, 2008 at 12:19 pm

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