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the flying business 2
the flying business 2
THE FUTURE POSES LARGE CHALLENGES TO FLIGHT.
BEN OUTLINES OBSTACLES AND SOLUTIONS ON THE HORIZON.
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THE FUTURE POSES LARGE CHALLENGES TO FLIGHT.
BEN OUTLINES OBSTACLES AND SOLUTIONS ON THE HORIZON.
listen to the podcast now >>
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 In today's podcast, Pilot Ben Watsky speaks with Ian Campbell about the future of the airline industry, in the second part of a longer conversation on the topic. Part one can be found here. Ben discusses the issues that are very unique to the flying profession, such as air traffic. The flying times that are now a result of the dense airspace can be solved by new navigation technologies coming on line. But today, planes follow navigation routes that take them in "zig-zags across the sky", and end circling above airports awaiting a space to land. The airline companies themselves are pressed these days as well. Airline regulators and companies slightly deal with rising fuel costs, labor costs and new rules resulting from earlier accidents. According to Ben, without taking pilots and crews into consideration and making more lasting, drastic changes that increase the quality of work across the entire industry, the problems will remain unresolved. "It's kind of hard to see all the sides, especially when you are involved in one aspect or another," says Ben. As a young member of the industry, he will be dealing with these issues and more as commercial aviation moves forward . |
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Ben Watsky was born in California and was raised in New York. He has a Bachelor of Science from Daniel Webster College in Aviation Flight Operation and is currently earning his MBA in Aviation Business. He started flying at the age of 11, soloed at 16, and earned his Private Pilot's Certificate at 17, the minimum age. He has worked as a flight instructor, personal pilot and currently is commercial pilot with the largest regional airline in the United States.
