Janet Bragg

Janet Bragg was the first African American woman to receive a commercial pilot’s license, and is revered for her leadership in pioneering the way for other aviators of color. Bragg, born in 1907, went to Curtiss Wright Aeronautical School in 1933 as was the only woman in her class. Due to the school not being able to afford a plane Bragg saved up money working as a nurse and bought her own plane. African American pilots were not allowed to fly out airports used by whites however, so she and her class bought land and build an airfield in the African American town of Robbins. After training at the Tuskegee air school she passed her flight test for her commercial license but was denied it due to being a woman. She eventually received it at Pal-Waukee Airport, finally becoming the first black woman to do so. Bragg also starter her own business, a health care facility for patients on welfare than eventually grew to a nursing home that she ran with her husband Sumner. She also traveled throughout Africa giving tours, as well as continuing to fly well into the 1970’s. Brass died in Blue Island, Illinois, on April 11, 1993, at the age of 86.

New year, new routes. Our 2019 summer schedule will now include flights from London Heathrow to Ljubljana, Bastia, Montpellier, Preveza and more. Where do you fancy visiting first? pic.twitter.com/mv9GmO3B2J

— British Airways (@British_Airways) December 4, 2018

Players: The players would be British Airways and the new cities. Both the airline and the cities with the new routes have high interest in how well the new schedule will perform in terms of passengers traveled and revenue. In terms of power BA has the final say in if a new route continues to be served. In terms of the new cities they share in the final say of the power to continue or cut off routes with the airline.

Subjects: The subjects of British Airways new summer 2019 routes are the prospective new customers. Prospective new customers going to and from the new locations have major interest in the new schedule. As the target audience of the airline they have the major interest in the unveiling of the new schedule and routes as it pertains to where they are, and where they want to go.

Crowd: The crowd for the new British Airways is the general public and other airlines. The general public may have moderate interest in the new routes but if they have enough interest to buy tickets they become consumers, and regardless of interest they have little power in affecting the routes. Likewise, other airlines have moderate interest in the outcome of the new routes, but again have no power over them.

Context Setters: The context setters are the workers of British Airways, primarily the pilots, flight attendants, and dispatchers. While these people have interest in the new route as new opportunities they do not hold the same interest in the outcome as they are just more routes being added. These stockholders do have power with the routes however, as those who are working the routes they directly have power in the outcome of how well they are carried out.

The most memorable trip I have ever been on was a family trip to Vietnam. My family went to visit our family friends the Minge’s who have lived all over the world due to Mr. John working for BP and moving every 2-3 years. Travelling to Vietnam took 23 hours of continuous travel from Dallas to JFK to Heathrow to Taipei and finally to Ho Chi Minh. The Minge’s lived in Ho Chi Minh, the largest city in Vietnam, so for a large portion of the trip they showed us around the city. We toured shopping malls, street vendors, shopping and food markets, and so much more. In one market a lady even offered to buy me from my parents (blonde hair and blue eyed children are considered lucky). On the Sunday we were there we went to an illegal underground church, because at that point the country was still under communist rule and freedom of religion was not a thing. For the last handful of days of our trip we went to the Minge’s beach house at a resort owned by expat friends of theirs. This resort was the only place in Vietnam at that point that sold cheeseburgers, which was just what a 7 year old Barrett wanted. The Minge’s have two children, David and Emma, who are both older than my sister and I so they acted as our older siblings whenever we visited. Whenever my family visited the Minge’s growing up we were always met with new places and experiences that have stuck with me and shaped who I am.

Link: https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/25/politics/aviation-shutdown-negotiations/index.html

This article talks about the impact that the government shutdown has had on the aviation industry; as well as the consequences it has had on the nation. The government shutdown cut funding to agencies such as the TSA and FAA so aviation works, such as TSA agents and air traffic control workers, have not been paid. This lead to a large number of workers calling in “sick” which has resulted in a disruption in the national aviation system. Air traffic control workers are only allowed 6 shifts a week of 8 hours with 2 hours overtime, due to the rigorous focus and concentration the job requires. Throughout the shutdown flights have been delayed and security screenings have decreased in overall efficiency due to the lack of man power. The shutdown not only affected commercial aviation but cargo aviation as well, effecting commerce through the US airspace.

For the majority of the shutdown there was insufficient communication between those politicians responsible for the shutdown and those officials running the aviation agencies affected. The lack of communication was a large part of what lead to the problems the last month, an example of this is waiting two weeks into the shutdown before letting furloughed workers know they would receive back pay. Earlier this week however thanks to the communication of heads of the aviation community, like Paul Rinaldi president of the air traffic controller union, with those same politicians these issues were seen as a”catalyst to ending this shutdown for both sides” (CNN).

Howdy! My name is Barrett Gardner, I’m a Air Transportation major and hoping to follow the pilot track to get my CFI. I am originally from Dallas, Texas, which played a huge part in my love for aviation. As Dallas is the main hub for American Airlines my mother worked for them for twelve years, which allowed my family to be able to travel the world for free through non-reving. All of this travel instilled a love of flying into me from a young age. The things that other people dreaded when it came to flying, going through security, connecting flights, etc, were all things I loved. These seemingly minute tasks that most people hate, I enjoy. Racing with my family to see who can be ready through security first, getting to see a new airport for the first time. This love of travel and flying lead me to the only job I have ever wanted, to be a pilot.

“Wanderlust” is defined as a strong desire to travel and I believe the word describes me perfectly. Having been exposed to so many different places and so many different cultures all my life the idea of being tied down to a desk job in one city for the rest of my life terrifies me. To solve this conundrum I came to the Ohio State University and chose to study aviation. Following graduation I want to work as a CFI so that I can accumulate the hours I need to begun working for an airline and eventually working as an international pilot. Working as an international pilot would be my dream come true, I would get to fly and travel the world and just maybe I’d get to fly the plane for a little boy or girl that has a little wanderlust in them.