Mixing Business and Pleasure
I was standing at the dispatcher's desk, when she approached me. "Captain McHale, I'm Diane Williams. I will be your co-pilot tonight. Are you ready for the crew meeting?" With a smile, I said, "yes." It was a brief meeting. "If you observe anything that you think might effect the comfort of the passengers or the safety of our flight, please notify me immediately, no matter how trivial you think that it is." The flight attendants all nodded. As a junior captain, I bid the 11:45 PM...