Challenger 300 Turbulence Death - Prelim Released

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Found it

From a space shuttle to a 737 – a pilot’s journey to Alaska Airlines - Alaska Airlines News

Our employees are (literally) out of this world! Meet First Officer Nicholas Patrick who came to Alaska after a career in space exploration – including time as an astronaut for NASA. When asked why he chose to fly for Alaska, Nicholas said, “I realized that Alaska was the friendliest airline I’d...

news.alaskaair.com

Pretty cool. I believe the shuttle astronaut Robert Gibson went to fly for SWA for a period of time after he retired from NASA. What's with astronauts and 737s??

 

[Cherokee_Cruiser]

The 737 has been around since the late 1800s. Every astronaut flew it as a kid and naturally grew to love this plane.

 

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The 737 has been around since the late 1800s. Every astronaut flew it as a kid and naturally grew to love this plane.

Fun fact, the wright bros used the 737 as inspiration for the wright flyer

 

[Skåning]

Fun fact, the wright bros used the 737 as inspiration for the wright flyer

Well we know from cave paintings in southern France that the overhead panel hasn’t changed.

 

[roundout]

As a side note, did you hear we have an FO who was a shuttle astronaut? I heard this recently, have no idea if it is true

He’ll be at Delta soon.

Or is that not a thing at other airlines?

 

[FXMXC]

Pretty cool. I believe the shuttle astronaut Robert Gibson went to fly for SWA for a period of time after he retired from NASA. What's with astronauts and 737s??

There are actually a few airline pilots who were former NASA astronauts. I know we have at least one at purple and I know American hired at least one as well . Purple doesn't have 737's at least not now.

Magazine - ALPA

The Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA) is the largest airline pilot union in the world and represents more than 67,000 pilots at 39 U.S. and Canadian airlines. Founded in 1931, the Association is chartered by the AFL-CIO and the Canadian Labour Congress. Known internationally as...

www.alpa.org

 

[Beep]

Well we know from cave paintings in southern France that the overhead panel hasn’t changed.

I heard that Leonardo Da Vinci was sued by Boeing Commercial Aircraft division for patent infringement because he basically copied the engineering drawings from the 737 for his early flying machines.

 

[Skåning]

Purple doesn't have 737's at least not now.

Lies!

 

[zmiller4]

Well we know from cave paintings in southern France that the overhead panel hasn’t changed.

Getting on this train late, but most people aren’t aware that Neanderthals evolved small, sloped foreheads to avoid impaling themselves on the forest of switches sticking out of the 737 overhead panel while entering and exiting the flight deck.

 

[mikecweb]

Lies!

Don't even get me started....

 

[SurferLucas]

Don't even get me started....

Didn’t you tell me you were on the Tiger Team for FedEx 737 US ops?

 

[Roger Roger]

Didn’t you tell me you were on the Tiger Team for FedEx 737 US ops?

The way things are going these days it would have an “operated by Southern Air” sticker by the door

 

[Skåning]

Don't even get me started....

Y u no have scope clause?

 

[Cherokee_Cruiser]

Y u no have scope clause?

Because they’re not Commercial pilots

 

[mikecweb]

Hilarious

 

[ASpilot2be]

The way things are going these days it would have an “operated by Southern Air” sticker by the door

Not anymore! They don't exist.

 

[Pilot Fighter]

The way things are going these days it would have an “operated by Southern Air” sticker by the door

I’m anti-sticker.

 

[form810]

He’ll be at Delta soon.

Or is that not a thing at other airlines?

In all seriousness, given the gravity... or was it levity, of the flightcrew personnel issues at the airlines right now, are any of them poaching? If not, why not? Discuss.

 

[form810]

Getting on this train late, but most people aren’t aware that Neanderthals evolved small, sloped foreheads to avoid impaling themselves on the forest of switches sticking out of the 737 overhead panel while entering and exiting the flight deck.

Only the more evolved former Marines.

 

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The 737 has been around since the late 1800s. Every astronaut flew it as a kid and naturally grew to love this plane.

Didn't archaeologists find it inscribed on the walls of ancient pyramids?