By Aeruxo — Licensed Flight Dispatcher | 15+ Years in Airline Operations “So the airplane autopilot basically flies the whole thing, right? The pilots just sit there?” I have heard this question more times than I can count—from friends, family, and passengers who assume that modern automation has made pilots redundant. The short answer is … Read more
\n\n\n\n\n By Aeruxo � Licensed Flight Dispatcher | 15+ Years in Airline Operations \n\n The pilot’s voice came over the radio, calm but clipped: “Incheon Tower, we had a bird strike on takeoff roll. Continuing departure. Will advise.” I checked the flight tracking display. The aircraft was climbing normally. Altitude, speed, heading�all exactly as expected. … Read more
By Aeruxo — Licensed Flight Dispatcher | 15+ Years in Airline Operations You have seen the videos. A commercial aircraft approaching a runway sideways, nose pointed 20 degrees off the centerline, wings rocking, the whole thing looking like a controlled disaster. Then—impossibly—the pilot straightens out at the last second, plants the wheels on the pavement, … Read more
By Aeruxo — Licensed Flight Dispatcher | 15+ Years in Airline Operations It is 9:45 PM. Your flight to Bangkok departs at 10:30 PM. You are at the gate, boarding pass in hand. The aircraft is there. The weather is clear. Everything looks normal. Then the gate agent picks up the microphone: “Ladies and gentlemen, … Read more
By Aeruxo — Licensed Flight Dispatcher | 15+ Years in Airline Operations Cabin pressure airplane effects begin the moment the doors close. You are cruising at 35,000 feet. Outside your window, the temperature is -56°C. The air pressure is roughly one quarter of what it is at sea level. The oxygen level would render you … Read more
By Aeruxo — Licensed Flight Dispatcher | 15+ Years in Airline Operations After my turbulence article was published, the most common question I received was simple: “So where should I actually sit?” After my safety article, the question became: “What is the safest seat?” After my airplane sounds article: “Where is the quietest seat?” Every … Read more
By Aeruxo — Licensed Flight Dispatcher | 15+ Years in Airline Operations It is 2 AM. The OCC is quiet. Most of the day-shift dispatchers have gone home. But on my screens, dozens of aircraft are crossing the night sky—Seoul to Bangkok, Incheon to Manila, Gimhae to Tokyo. Night flights are in the air, carrying … Read more
By Aeruxo — Licensed Flight Dispatcher | 15+ Years in Airline Operations Here is a secret from 15 years inside the Operations Control Center: the tools I use to track your flight professionally are not that different from the tools you can use yourself. The professional systems have more data and faster updates, but the … Read more
By Aeruxo — Licensed Flight Dispatcher | 15+ Years in Airline Operations The ACARS message appeared on my screen at 22:47: “PAX MEDICAL EMERGENCY. CPR IN PROGRESS. REQUEST NEAREST SUITABLE.” Twelve words. No context. No diagnosis. No time for questions. A passenger on our Incheon-to-Manila flight was in cardiac arrest somewhere over the South China … Read more
By Aeruxo — Licensed Flight Dispatcher | 15+ Years in Airline Operations June 2025. Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki, a volcano on the island of Flores in eastern Indonesia, erupted with an ash column that shot 11 kilometers into the sky. The mushroom-shaped cloud was visible from 150 km away. Dozens of volcanic ash flights to and … Read more