The Ancient Pelican

A few words about airport bathroom etiquette. Please don't talk on your phone while standing next to me at the urinal. Unless you're Larry Craig, the airport bathroom is not the place to close the deal. Yes, I understand you use a Bluetooth ear piece thereby allowing the use of both hands to conduct your urinary business, but you know what? That still doesn't make it okay. It's my opinion...

Okay, things have officially gotten out-of-hand.

Airline pilots taking it upon themselves to ease the pain of air travel. Now if the TSA would only get into the act.

Courtesy of Airline Pilot Central. I walked into the interview with a great deal of confidence and enthusiasm. Flying airplanes was my one true passion in this life. This was my big chance to merge my occupation with my love. I would become an airline pilot. "So you want to be an airline pilot?" the interviewer inquired. "Yes, sir, more than anything else I have ever wanted," I...

Sixty years ago today two Douglas C-47's lifted off from Frankfurt, Germany enroute to Berlin Tempelhof airport in what would become the first flights of Operation Vittles, better known as the Berlin Airlift. Over the next 15 months the USAF and the Royal Air Force would conduct 277,569 flights to Berlin delivering a staggering 2.3 million tons of provisions to the besieged city. A total of 101...

An interesting article in USA Today says airport security screeners collected over a million dollars in left-behind change at the nation's airports over a three year period. Fortunately, the TSA has equipped all airports with a secure drop box where screeners can deposit any money they may find...yeah, right!?!...