Crew Briefing

ATC Overhaul - A Watershed Moment

SECDOT Sean Duffy's press conference yesterday announcing an aggressive plan to renovate, rebuild, and refresh ATC tech in the US has been long overdue…

May 9 • 

Kris Pierson

April 2025

A "Gift" In Time for World Pilots Day

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth, right?

Apr 25 • 

Kris Pierson

March 2025

It's About to Get Bumpy

An inflection point has been reached with DOGE cuts to weather balloon observations

Mar 23 • 

Kris Pierson

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Prelim NTSB Report on PSA5342 (DCA)

NTSB basically recommends "too little, too late" for DCA operational safety

Mar 12 • 

Kris Pierson

FAA/ATC Overhaul -- What Do We Need?

It starts with Congress doing something they should have done long ago -- not with DOGE.

Mar 11 • 

Kris Pierson

February 2025

Endeavor 4819 (17 Feb Toronto Crash)

Some quick notes

Feb 18 • 

Kris Pierson

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FAA Targeted | PSA5342 | NK+F9=? | PPD and Mental Health

Hello readers!

Feb 11 • 

Kris Pierson

January 2025

Reagan National Crash Update

Update on the fatal crash of PSA5342 and a US Army Helicopter

Jan 31 • 

Kris Pierson

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PSA 5342

The most deadly airline incident in the United States since 9/11 has occurred

Jan 30 • 

Kris Pierson

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Centenary Airlines | Stowaways | SECDOT Nominee | Air Wisconsin

100 years of airlines

Jan 15 • 

Kris Pierson

December 2024

Holiday SZN, FAA Medical Drama, Drones, Spirit, and Toilets in Flight Decks

It has been a crazy couple of weeks, and we are just getting started with peak travel for the holidays.

Dec 18, 2024 • 

Kris Pierson

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November 2024

Security Briefings: Latent Threats and Causes for Concern

Bringing security issues properly into our threat-forward briefings leads to better situational awareness and the mitigation of security incidents

Nov 27, 2024 • 

Kris Pierson