A Good Laugh
You know the experience. You thought you heard it all. Then there is that situation comes up that amazes even the most seasoned employee. Tell us about it and let everyone have a good laugh.
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The Crater
by: linde
11.14.11
As a jet was flying over Arizona on a clear day, the copilot was providing his passengers with a running commentary about landmarks over the PA system.
"Coming up on the right, you can see the Meteor Crater, which is a major tourist attraction in northern Arizona. It was formed when a lump of nickel and iron, roughly 150 feet in diameter and weighing 300,000 tons, struck the earth 50,000 years Read More
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Grounded
by: Mom
10.31.11
Lyndon returned to his relatives after checking in and said he'd have to wait an additional three hours in the airport.
"How come?," his nephew asked.
"My plane has been grounded," he explained.
"Grounded?" the little boy said. "I didn't know planes had parents." Read More
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Something to Ponder
by: Lasso
08.29.11
You know that little indestructible black box that is used on planes, why can't they make the whole plane out of the same substance? Read More
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ever wonder
by: jaque latroux
08.17.11
When two airplanes almost collide why do they call it a near miss? It sounds like a near hit to me! Read More
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Lawyers
by: Lars
08.17.11
An airplane was having engine trouble. The cabin crew asked passengers take their seats and get prepared for an emergency landing.
A few minutes later, the pilot asked the flight attendants if everyone was buckled in and ready.
"We're ready back here, Captain," came the reply, "except the lawyers are still going around passing out business cards." Read More
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Noise Abatement
by: Ron
07.24.11
"Flight 1234," the control tower advised, "turn right 45 degrees for noise abatement."
"Roger," the pilot responded, "but we're at 35,000 feet. How much noise can we make up here?"
"Sir," the radar man replied, "have you ever heard the noise a 727 makes when it hits a 747?" Read More
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Children on a plane
by: Sally
06.19.11
A bunch of kids were on plane I was flying, going home from a school trip. After we were in the air, I could hearthe parents and chaperones pleading with the children to settle down.
Reasoning seemed to help, until I thought of the solution. I picked up the PA mike in the cockpit and announced, "Children, this is the captain speaking. Don't make me stop this airplane and come back there!" Read More
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Saving Money
by: Arptmouse
05.9.11
I you can’t afford a doctor, go to the airport - you will get a free xray and breast exam and if mention Al Qaeda you get a free colonoscopy. Read More
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Flight Museum
by: Lisa W
05.2.11
At the Boeing Museum of Flight in Seattle, there is a full size mockup of an F/A-18 fighter. A ramp allows visitors to climb into the cockpit and get a sense of what the pilot sees and feels.
A guide at the top of the ramp points out the various controls and gauges in the cockpit and gives information about the aircraft's capabilities to each visitor who gets in.
When my two-year-old son s Read More
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Airliner in Violent Thunderstorm
by: TBBBF
04.30.11
An airliner flew into a violent thunderstorm and was soon swaying and bumping around the sky.
One very nervous lady happened to be sitting next to a clergyman and turned to him. "Can't you do something?" she demanded angrily.
"I'm sorry ma'am," the reverend said gently, "I'm in sales, not management." Read More
