Cockpit Chronicles: Caracas and New York

Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.

Back to original post

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

4-24-2008 @ 11:22AM

Rachel said...

Hi Kent! That was very interesting as always. I have a couple questions for you (the first I asked on another post, so if you have already read, please ignore)
1) How did you get assigned to the 757? Do pilots choose this, work their way bigger in training, etc? I imagine some aircraft might just be more convenient given whatever schedules you want to fly. (i.e. if you fly 747s, you pretty much know you wont be home same day)
2) Do you have any thoughts on the upcoming possible baggage charge? On another message board I write on, a lot of passengers have heard about the possibility of charging even for a second bag due to increased fuel costs, and that airliners are rumored to 'skimp' on the fuel that is sometimes needed. I find the second part hard to believe in the name of safety (i thought they were required to have an excess even considering airport changes), but would be interested to hear your thoughts.

Add your comments

Your comments:

Remember me

E-Mail me when someone replies to this comment

Please keep your comments relevant to this blog entry. Email addresses are never displayed, but they are required to confirm your comments.

When you enter your name and email address, you'll be sent a link to confirm your comment, and a password. To leave another comment, just use that password.

To create a live link, simply type the URL (including http://) or email address and we will make it a live link for you. You can put up to 3 URLs in your comments. Line breaks and paragraphs are automatically converted — no need to use <p> or <br /> tags.