News about Doug Morris

Dramatic footage captured the moment a British Airways plane was struck by lightning on its approach to Heathrow Airport on Sunday. One passenger described the event as 'shocking'. But how worried should passengers be if their plane is struck by lightning? Not very worried at all is the answer from the experts.

The map - created by turbli.com - uses the same data sources as pilots and airlines use to plan their flights. Turbulence is identified in 'heat map' color gradations. Waypoints can be added to many of the interactive map's most useful features. A flight's start and end point as well as a flightpath is expected to see if it passes through any regions of turbulence, as shown by the screenshots above. Click 'get forecast' and the trip's turbulence graph emerges, as the traveller rustles up a turbulence map.

If your flight delay is owing to a big storm, try to minimize your annoyance and, in the case that air traffic control or the flight crew aren't ready to take any risks, consider that this is the next time. Storms can result in'horrendous turbulence,' he says.'

Sadly, deaths do often occur at 38,000 feet, with flight attendants being required to perform the difficult job of caring for the deceased. But what are the exact steps that cabin crew need to take when a passenger dies mid-flight? In his book This Is Your Captain Speaking, veteran Air Canada Dreamliner Captain Doug Morris gives more information on the 'highly controversial subject.'

A flight specialist has shared the troubling fact that leggings should never be worn on a plane and that shoes should not be removed while walking in the air. Regardless of how tempting it is to get cosy on a long haul flight, the writer said that it is not worth the risk in the case of a tragedy on board.

This Is Your Captain Doug Morris, a former Air Canada Dreamliner captain, makes claims that are anything but bog-standard in his book This Is Your Captain. He also tells how he's seen some unforgettable sights on the forward washroom door with a camera on the forward washroom door.

What is the worst weather for flight? Captain Steve Allright leads British Airways' Flying with Confidence course for anxious flyers, as well as the book titled Flying With Confidence: The Proven Programme To Resolve Your Flying Worries (Random House UK) reveals that this is a topic he's asked often by attendees. Based on his own personal experience and colleague's diversion stories, he gives the most common types of weather a ten-out of ten for their ability to cause a diversion.

In his book This Is Your Captain Doug Morris (pictured) gives a look inside the cockpit during rough air, showing how the crew respond to various stages of turbulence, the tools they use to smooth out the ride, and even the 'anti-gust' tricks that the 787 employs.