Mark ZeeWhat does great Notam Design look like? (or, how we kill the Nastygram)Aviation prides itself on safety. There is a glaring gap.Nov 16, 2019Nov 16, 2019
Mark ZeeWhy Pilots are reading a Reel of Telegrams in the Cockpit.A system from 1924 is still in place on every commercial flight today. And it’s broken.Jul 24, 20194Jul 24, 20194
Mark ZeeWhy are we still flying airline passengers over war zones?Here’s the level of inconsistency we’ve reached in international air transport: we take each passenger, scrutinize their booking, check the…Sep 21, 2018Sep 21, 2018
Mark ZeeWhy the Ethiopian ATC cover-up is wrong, and dangerous.Air Traffic Controllers are on strike in Ethiopia, and Ethiopia would prefer that you don’t know this. I would prefer that you do.Aug 30, 2018Aug 30, 2018
Mark ZeeIs North Korea safe to overfly again?A friend of mine is a grumpy flight dispatcher at a Large Canadian Airline. We have a standing agreement that when North Korea “opens up”…May 8, 2018May 8, 2018
Mark ZeeSafety Third — a Different Approach to AviationIt’s 3pm in the Nevada desert. 102 degrees — sunny, hot, dry, and dusty. Very dusty.Feb 13, 2018Feb 13, 2018
Mark ZeeATC nightmare in the hills— In any one of the plausible alternative endings to this event, a departing Boeing 777 impacts the San Gabriel mountains at about 5000…May 31, 20173May 31, 20173
Mark ZeeMH17: a darker truthThe Malaysia 17 story has been told. But beneath the knotted narratives of the accepted version of events, well woven in the three years…May 22, 20179May 22, 20179