Cabin lighting for takeoff
Most airlines have cabin lights turned off or on the lowest setting before takeoff and landing at night. Is this a regulation or a best practice?
Entries by Donald Wecklein
Night vision and the flight deck
Why is it so important for all crewmembers, flight attendants and pilots, to adapt their vision to outside conditions for takeoff and landing, particularly at night?
Carry-on baggage
Carry-on baggage – an unpopular perspective, but worthy of discussion. One way to expedite emergency evacuations would be to promote passengers to put their valuables in small carry-on baggage kept at their feet. Don’t react, read.
Entering the cockpit at night
Why is it important to dim the galley and flight deck threshold lights before entering the flight deck at night?
Secure your galley
We all get taught galley security and I understand why it needs to be done, but what’s the worst thing that could possibly happen?
Compliance Statement
What is the purpose of the Letter of Compliance, also called a Compliance Statement, an airline has to have when they are initially certified?
Exit seat armrests
Must armrests in exit seats must be fixed, or is it up to the operator to decide whether the armrests can be of the movable type? In all my travels on airlines around the world, I’ve yet to see an exit seat with movable armrests. I’m not 100% sure if there is a regulation that […]
Cabin secure during taxi
During taxi, what are the regulation(s) that apply to opening an overhead bin or a galley storage container to put something away?
Passenger safety briefing
The passenger safety briefing is provided for passengers to watch and listen as it contains important safety information. So, why don’t passengers pay attention anymore?
Cups in the cabin for landing
During landing, are passengers allowed to keep plastic cups served to them?