{"id":90086,"date":"2014-03-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-03-06T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelstartblg.wpenginepowered.com\/30-commercial-airline-pilots-that-tweet-from-30000-feet\/"},"modified":"2025-11-04T13:52:02","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T13:52:02","slug":"30-commercial-airline-pilots-that-tweet-from-30000-feet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/30-commercial-airline-pilots-that-tweet-from-30000-feet\/","title":{"rendered":"30 Commercial Airline Pilots That Tweet From 30, 000 Feet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-32371\" title=\"Karim Nafatni photo\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Feature-Image.jpg\" alt=\"Photo from Emirates cockpit taken by Dubai-based Captain Karim Nafatni.\" width=\"570\" height=\"371\" \/><\/p>\n<p>From their offices in the sky there\u2019s a new wave of professionals taking to the 140 character medium to share their enviable views. Aviator extraordinaires, air travel writers and published pilot authors and bloggers from near and far; these are the pilots that Tweet from 30 000 feet.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>1. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TigerJools\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Julian Hall<\/a>, British Airways<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Julian Hall, or @TigerJools as he&#8217;s known on Twitter, is a passionate BA 747 Pilot based out of Heathrow. According to recent Tweets, his roster sees him doing a lot of Transatlantic flights \u2013 flying from Terminal 5 at LHR to Las Vegas, San Francisco, and beyond. He mentions South Africa as another long haul destination he flies too.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>Arriving back into Heathrow at 430am. Always love it when London is clear as the view is pretty special. <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/Z09ZdU2hAE\">pic.twitter.com\/Z09ZdU2hAE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Julian Hall (@TigerJools) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TigerJools\/statuses\/437673978350809088\">February 23, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><strong>2. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jfkjohan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Johan Khairuddin<\/a>, AirAsia<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Malaysia&#8217;s only Radio DJ, Music Producer &amp; Professional Airline Pilot, Johan Farid Khairuddin (or @jfkjohan) is a Senior First Officer at AirAsia X. While his initials \u2018JFK\u2019 remind one of one of the busiest airports in the world, Johan is based in Kuala Lumpur and started flying in 2005 to solve his jet setting dilemmas. Johan is something of a celebrity at home so be sure to follow him on\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/jfkjohan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0too as he regularly posts scenes from his exciting life.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"\/\/instagram.com\/p\/lC0vTyJ4f0\/embed\/\" width=\"500\" height=\"620\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><strong>3. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AskThePilot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Patrick Smith<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Patrick Smith is an airline pilot, air travel writer, and the host of <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.askthepilot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">askthepilot.com<\/a><\/strong>. He\u2019s also a published author and his book, <em>Cockpit Confidential<\/em>, is one of the best reads available for aviation geeks everywhere.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>I thought this was kind of cool. An entire Boston subway car done up, top to Bottom, as an ad for Icelandair. <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/m5OPOtQT3L\">pic.twitter.com\/m5OPOtQT3L<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Patrick Smith (@AskThePilot) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AskThePilot\/statuses\/439488853993598977\">February 28, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><strong>4. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/si_65\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@si_65<\/a>, British Airways<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>An Airbus A380 captain for British Airways, the nameless SkymanA380 provides a real time account of steering Airbus\u2019 bulkiest behemoth. Rugby Tweets too \u2026 though he is a fan of the Rose-emblemed team.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>Lokk what&#8217;s just arrived next to my <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23A380&amp;src=hash\">#A380<\/a> sim. Space age <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23A320&amp;src=hash\">#A320<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23brandspankingnew&amp;src=hash\">#brandspankingnew<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/nYCDsfNYR1\">pic.twitter.com\/nYCDsfNYR1<\/a> \u2014 SkymanA380 (@si_65) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/si_65\/statuses\/431741726324445185\">February 7, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><strong>5. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pilot_airbus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pilot_airbus<\/a>, Unknown<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The anonymous Twitter feed of Airbus Pilot provides insight into the daily life of an Airbus-A319 pilot who started in 2014. He\/she is also an avid aviation photographer so expect to see loads of interesting snaps from the cockpit.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>pilotseye 70 ft RWY 08L TXL <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/luchtvaartfotos\">@luchtvaartfotos<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/APilotsEye\">@APilotsEye<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/apilotsview\">@apilotsview<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AviateAddict\">@AviateAddict<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AirlinePicss\">@AirlinePicss<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Aviation_Pics\">@Aviation_Pics<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/Y4BXlwVJRK\">pic.twitter.com\/Y4BXlwVJRK<\/a> \u2014 Airbus Pilot (@pilot_airbus) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pilot_airbus\/statuses\/437267353219649536\">February 22, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" type=\"mce-text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><strong>6. @KELaidler, British Airways<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Kate Laidler is living her dream as a First Officer &amp; Flight Manager for Airbus fleets at BA. She trained with\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ctcwings.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CTC Wings<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0in the United Kingdom and in her role as a real life pilot she\u2019s flown celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal. She cites final approach as one of the favourite parts of her job: \u201c<em>The approach to land is my favourite part of flying. It&#8217;s like a puzzle you have to solve.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>My a320 seeming to have an identity crisis this morning in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23SVG&amp;src=hash\">#SVG<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23pilotlife&amp;src=hash\">#pilotlife<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23hybrid&amp;src=hash\">#hybrid<\/a> hehhe <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/mrp6yjZz3q\">pic.twitter.com\/mrp6yjZz3q<\/a> \u2014 PilotKate (@KELaidler) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KELaidler\/statuses\/430026644452290560\">February 2, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>7. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KNXposures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Karim Nafatni<\/a>, Emirates<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Although he\u2019s not yet using Twitter, we couldn\u2019t exclude Karim Nafatni \u2013 an Emirates Airline Captain and photography enthusiast based in Dubai.\u00a0Addicted to height and a fan of architecture, he climbs the highest skyscrapers in Dubai to take his pictures, sometimes more than 300 metres above ground! As the top of the biggest buildings in the world is not high enough for him, he carries his camera with him during work to document his daily routine in &#8220;his Office&#8221; and shoots from the flight deck. Stay up to date with his awesome photography at\u00a0<strong>knxposures.com<\/strong>. <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-32373\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Karim-Nafatni-1.jpg\" alt=\"Karim Nafatni\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong>8. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/benwhitworth1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ben Whitworth<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>@benwhitworth1 is a 747 Pilot and business partner at <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.airlineprep.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AirlinePrep<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 a website which was set up to provide both aspiring pilots and current airline pilots with exposure to airline recruitment methods and testing.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>So I didn&#8217;t survive home standby! Off to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23Boston&amp;src=hash\">#Boston<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23pilotlife&amp;src=hash\">#pilotlife<\/a> \u2014 Ben Whitworth (@benwhitworth1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/benwhitworth1\/statuses\/431877104704430081\">February 7, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>9.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/aviatornoni\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nonhlanhla Radebe<\/a>, SA Express<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Nonhlanhla Radebe is the co-founder of <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vukaniaviation.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vukani Aviation<\/a><\/strong> and a pilot for <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/lp\/airlines\/sa-express\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">South African Express<\/a><\/strong>. Nonhlanhla on what inspired her to become a pilot, \u201c<em>I grew up in a township where I could see the Durban International Airport for years. I wanted to do something different and exciting with my life. I simply and madly fell in love with everything about aviation.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>I&#8217;m off to go spend V-Day with the sky! Hello lover. <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/DS7RAFWEAE\">pic.twitter.com\/DS7RAFWEAE<\/a> \u2014 Nonhlanhla Radebe (@AviatorNoni) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AviatorNoni\/statuses\/434256207709491200\">February 14, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>10. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/axenty\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dave Axenty<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Dave Axenty (@axenty) is an American airline pilot and an FAA-certificated flight instructor. He also collaborates on an app called <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pilotpro.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PilotPro<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 the ultimate pilot logbook app. Keep up with him on his blog\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/axenty.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">axenty.com<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>San Francisco Bay while on the FMS Bridge Visual to runway 28R. <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/WUt9fTmVNx\">pic.twitter.com\/WUt9fTmVNx<\/a> \u2014 Dave Axenty (@axenty) February 22, 2014<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>11.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KarlenePetitt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Karlene Petitt<\/a>, Delta Air Lines<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>A mother to 3 daughters, Karlene has been a pilot for 8 airlines including Tower Air, Northwest and most recently <a title=\"Book cheap flights with Delta Airlines\" href=\"http:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/lp\/airlines\/delta-airlines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Delta<\/a>. She is the author of <i>Flight For Control<\/i> and <i>Flight For Safety<\/i> and has flown Boeing\u2019s and Airbus\u2019 in her long and illustrious career. She documents her life on <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/karlenepetitt.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">her blog<\/a><\/strong> and is also a sought after speaker, motivator and artist.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>&#8220;Women pilots don&#8217;t land at the wrong airport. We ask for directions!&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23Dreamlifter&amp;src=hash\">#Dreamlifter<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/Vv2wSLzFLq\">http:\/\/t.co\/Vv2wSLzFLq<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23aviation&amp;src=hash\">#aviation<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/1biME1atGD\">pic.twitter.com\/1biME1atGD<\/a> \u2014 Karlene Petitt (@KarlenePetitt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KarlenePetitt\/statuses\/403538270757208064\">November 21, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" type=\"mce-text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><strong>12. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/paulgreenld\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paul Green<\/a>, Trainee Pilot<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Aspiring aviators will love following Paul Green (@paulgreenld)\u00a0\u2013 a Trainee pilot studying at CAE Oxford Aviation Academy. He also writes about his career on his blog \u2013 <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pilotpaulgreen.wordpress.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Road to an ATPL<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>Busy day on the OXF ramp today! Best classroom view EVER! <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/fakxKu1qQG\">pic.twitter.com\/fakxKu1qQG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Paul Green (@paulgreenld) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/paulgreenld\/statuses\/431923528485830656\">February 7, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><strong>13.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AAFO4Ever\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brad Tate<\/a>, American Airlines<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Pilot blogger currently on hiatus from his website <b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.airlinepilotchatter.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Airline Pilot Chatter<\/a><\/b>, Brad Tate or @AAFO4Ever, first caught the aviation bug after an unlikely encounter with a real pilot when he was still at school. Having cut his teeth on the apron as an aviation mechanics assistant, Brad\u2019s story is one of old school ladder climbing on the road (or thermal?) to commercial aviation glory. Now in his 15<sup>th<\/sup> year at AA, Captain Tate spends his hours in the air crisscrossing the United States, Canada and Mexico.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>Direct to the lady and up the river for the visual 22&#8230;little bit of ice on the wipers. <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/tNeRsR4KvV\">pic.twitter.com\/tNeRsR4KvV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brad (@AAFO4Ever) February 10, 2014<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><strong>14.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FatimaJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fatima Jakoet<\/a>, South African Airways<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>@FatimaJ is a Senior First Officer at SAA and the founder of <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sakhikamva.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sakhikamva<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 an aviation awareness and skills development initiative for young aspiring aviators. Fatima has described her admission to SAA\u2019s cadet pilot program as an arduous journey having endured a nail-biting 12 months before she was selected.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>Come fly with me&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/flysaa\">@flysaa<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/flySAA_US\">@flySAA_US<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/J7MhdTJjJP\">pic.twitter.com\/J7MhdTJjJP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fatima Jakoet (@FatimaJ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FatimaJ\/statuses\/401497012925108225\">November 15, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><strong>15.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CockpitChatter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ivan Paredes<\/a>, Nok Mini Airlines<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Thailand based Training Captain for local Nok Mini Airlines and blogger in chief at <b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cockpitchatter.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cockpit Chatter<\/a><\/b>, Ivan Paredes is an Argentinian whose commercial airline pilot career has taken him from his native South America to Africa and South-East Asia.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>Beech 18 &#8211; The Twin Beech Photo: Bjorn Moerman <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/u0gUbPEAxT\">pic.twitter.com\/u0gUbPEAxT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CockpitChatter (@CockpitChatter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CockpitChatter\/statuses\/423859125768814593\">January 16, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\u2014 CockpitChatter (@CockpitChatter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CockpitChatter\/statuses\/423859125768814593\">January 16, 2014<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>16.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/patflannigan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pat Flannigan<\/a>, Endeavor Air<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>@patflannigan is an airline pilot and founder &amp; editor of <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aviationchatter.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AviationChatter.com<\/a><\/strong>. A licensed flight instructor, Pat has been flying for 14 years and is currently working as an airline pilot in the United States. Pat also wrote Hold Here, an iPhone &amp; iPad app for pilots that assists with holding patterns.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>An this is what it looked like out the window. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23flyingtips&amp;src=hash\">#flyingtips<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23aviation&amp;src=hash\">#aviation<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/YxeoZZIp\">pic.twitter.com\/YxeoZZIp<\/a> \u2014 Pat Flannigan (@patflannigan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/patflannigan\/statuses\/230460626340814850\">August 1, 2012<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" type=\"mce-text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><strong>17.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/capnaux\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Eric Auxier<\/a>, US Airways<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>@capnaux on Twitter, Eric is a US Airways A320 Captain and award winning pilot novelist from Phoenix, Arizona. Coming from a diverse range of aviation backgrounds including a stint as an Alaskan bush pilot and as a Captain for a Caribbean seaplane operation, Captain Auxier writes on his blog <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/capnaux.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">capnaux.com<\/a><\/strong> and is the author of <i>Code Name: Dodger<\/i>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23cockpit&amp;src=hash\">#cockpit<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23photooftheday&amp;src=hash\">#photooftheday<\/a> Do u like big Haboobs? Photo 2! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23avgeek&amp;src=hash\">#avgeek<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23aviation&amp;src=hash\">#aviation<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/6HEO5Uq0Z6\">pic.twitter.com\/6HEO5Uq0Z6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Eric Auxier (@capnaux) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/capnaux\/statuses\/436146379363061760\">February 19, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>18.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Golfcharlie232\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Golfcharlie232<\/a>, Unknown<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Flying short and medium haul routes as a First Officer on the Boeing 737, the mysteriously named @Golfcharlie232 shares photos, videos and stories on his blog, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/golfcharlie232.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Live from the Flight Deck<\/a><\/strong>. The blog includes older entries he wrote during his commercial pilot training, flying Kingairs, tow planes, Cessna&#8217;s in the US and gliders in Europe. He still flies gliders, light aircraft and tow planes in his spare time.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>What&#8217;s your pilot callsign? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23avgeek&amp;src=hash\">#avgeek<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23pilot&amp;src=hash\">#pilot<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/Yp6NOVTeqi\">pic.twitter.com\/Yp6NOVTeqi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 From the Flight Deck (@Golfcharlie232) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Golfcharlie232\/statuses\/434001872920121344\">February 13, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>19.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jetwhine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rob Mark<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Rob Mark&#8217;s <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jetwhine.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jet Whine blog<\/a><\/strong> won a 2008 Webbie award for what judges called &#8220;bold opinion on a wide range of aviation topics providing insight into the industry.&#8221; His Twitter feed includes a wide range of aviation news postings, insight into how the aviation industry works and back-and-forth discussions with readers that reflects the sometimes chatty world of air professionals.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>What can I say. The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SouthwestAir\">@southwestair<\/a> guys had me at the cookies. <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/bH3tm8WX\">pic.twitter.com\/bH3tm8WX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rob Mark (@jetwhine) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jetwhine\/statuses\/188715415994773505\">April 7, 2012<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>20.\u00a0JC Kidder, Alaska Airlines<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>A Boeing 737 Captain, @CaptJCKidder is the proud pilot of more than 20 000 accident free hours and his Pacific crossings take him from the snowy landscapes of Alaska to the contrasting \u00a0sceneries of Hawaii.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>2of2) but otherwise WX won&#8217;t be a issue. ETE 6hrs for this mornings 2,830nm Pacific crossing. Good morning! <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/IDdxI1RMAZ\">pic.twitter.com\/IDdxI1RMAZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Capt. JC Kidder (@CaptJCKidder) February 21, 2014<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>21.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jaidillon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jai Dillon<\/a>, Ryanair<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Going by the Twitter handle @jaidillon, Manchester-based Jai is a First Officer at Ryanair currently operating on the Boeing 737-800. He is also one of the youngest pilots in Europe and he has said that he views his day-to-day tasks as \u201cone of the best jobs in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>This weather is getting pretty destructive&#8230;. Feel sorry for the insurance companies&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23avgeek&amp;src=hash\">#avgeek<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23badweather&amp;src=hash\">#badweather<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23wind&amp;src=hash\">#wind<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/9OMxWLKuUl\">pic.twitter.com\/9OMxWLKuUl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jai Dillon (@jaidillon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jaidillon\/statuses\/433640936565129216\">February 12, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>22.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EjetPilot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chris Spradlin<\/a>, United<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Tweeting as @EjetPilot, Chris Spradlin is a self-confessed 747 lover and pilot on a major US commuter airline.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>Total fuel load for our 4.5hr flight today frm Montreal to Houston is 20,620lbs or 3,000gal which is right at our max <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/ERtgen7VWv\">pic.twitter.com\/ERtgen7VWv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chris Spradlin (@EjetPilot) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EjetPilot\/statuses\/440939596931952640\">March 4, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>23.\u00a0James May, Cadet Pilot<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>20 year old James (Tweeting as @TheMrMay) is on his way to becoming a commercial airline pilot. He documents his career journey on his blog \u2013 <strong>theaviatorblog.com<\/strong> \u2013 where he inspires other aspiring airline pilots to follow their dream.<br \/>\n<a class=\"twitter-timeline\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheMrMay\" data-widget-id=\"444039793878376448\">Tweets by @TheMrMay<\/a><br \/>\n<script>\/\/  !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=\/^http:\/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+\":\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,\"script\",\"twitter-wjs\"); \/\/ <\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>24.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PilotFelix\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Felix Gottwald<\/a>, Lufthansa Cargo<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>@PilotFelix is an MD-11 Pilot for Lufthansa Cargo and aviation photographer \u2013 see some of his work on his <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.felixgottwald.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">website<\/a><\/strong>. Felix sums up his career highlights on his blog \u2013 \u201c<i>Aviation has been my passion since my first flight a little child to Tunisia in 1992. Since then I have pursued a career as a commercial pilot. After taking control of a small aircraft for the first time in 2006, I finished my training at the Lufthansa Flight School in Bremen, Germany and Phoenix, Arizona in 2008. Only a few months later did I start flying passengers around Europe on the Airbus A320 fleet of Lufthansa. In 2011 I changed over to Lufthansa Cargo to steer the wonderful McDonnell Douglas MD-11.<\/i>\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>An unusual perspective on the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lufthansa\">@Lufthansa<\/a> Cargo MD-11 with the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23Aktion_Deutschland_hilft&amp;src=hash\">#Aktion_Deutschland_hilft<\/a> titles. <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/KowGv4ik\">pic.twitter.com\/KowGv4ik<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Felix Gottwald (@PilotFelix) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PilotFelix\/statuses\/301730921432883201\">February 13, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>25.\u00a0Laura Groves, Southwest Airlines<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Laura Groves is a major airline pilot, published writer, amateur sailor, kayaker, and a self-proclaimed \u201cfood truck groupie\u201d. She provides a good perspective on things from a pilot&#8217;s point of view from @flygirl737700 on Twitter.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>Yep, the view is the best part of the job. via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AAFO4Ever\">@AAFO4Ever<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/cLVuUrBN4e\">http:\/\/t.co\/cLVuUrBN4e<\/a> &#8211; or what abt this: <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/Q8lVkSRRMk\">pic.twitter.com\/Q8lVkSRRMk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Laura Groves (@flygirl737700) March 28, 2013<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>26.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/airlinepilotguy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jeff Nielsen<\/a>, Unknown<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Capt. Jeff AKA @airlinepilotguy captains a major U.S. airline from his base at the world&#8217;s busiest airport. When he\u2019s not hurtling through the air he\u2019s the host of his own online show called \u201c<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/airlinepilotguy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the view from my side of the cockpit door<\/a><\/strong>\u201d where he talks about piloting, aviation safety, layovers, industry news, travel-related stuff, incidents, accidents, and more.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\" data-conversation=\"none\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mjgru\">@mjgru<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/airlinepilotguy\">@airlinepilotguy<\/a> Nice pic! Where is this? <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/XOZlgZozIH\">pic.twitter.com\/XOZlgZozIH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Capt. Jeff (@airlinepilotguy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/airlinepilotguy\/statuses\/440902092069564416\">March 4, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>27.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sami1laine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sami Laine<\/a>, Finnair<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>@sami1laine is a Pilot at Finnair with a strong safety background. Flying long-haul and short-haul flights for Finland\u2019s national carrier, FO Sami is also editor-in-chief of Finnair\u2019s Safety -magazine. His inspiration comes from open minded thinking and observing different cultures.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>Wonderful world from air &#8211; &#8220;a few&#8221; miles East from Helsinki <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Finnair\">@finnair<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/pNLY34HzKB\">pic.twitter.com\/pNLY34HzKB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sami Laine (@sami1laine) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sami1laine\/statuses\/416092799738470400\">December 26, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>28.\u00a0Simon Burnham<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>A British Pilot from Devon flying in Durban South Africa, @pilotsimon208 started his flight training in 1999 at British Airways Flying School in London. At the moment he is converting his UK license to a South African one and cites a flight to Port St Johns on the Wild Coast as one of his most memorable.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>Seem to have a problem with the simulator <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/nCpBa00jL3\">pic.twitter.com\/nCpBa00jL3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u2708PilotSimon\u2708 (@pilotsimon208) March 4, 2014<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>29.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DaveWallsworth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dave Wallsworth<\/a>, British Airways<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>A380 Pilot for BA, Captain Wallsworth attempts to answer questions about British Airways and flying through his @DaveWallsworth Twitter profile. On flying over London, \u201c<i>&#8216;London is an amazing city to fly over. Taking off from London City, the plane points directly towards Canary Wharf and the Docklands. As soon as you&#8217;re airborne you get an excellent view straight down the River Thames. You pass just west of the Olympic Village, then head towards the Severn Bridge and South Wales.<\/i>\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>One of the four Trent 970 engines fitted to A380 G-XLEA. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23A380&amp;src=hash\">#A380<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/IbXj7KFobb\">pic.twitter.com\/IbXj7KFobb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Captain Dave (@DaveWallsworth) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DaveWallsworth\/statuses\/388921735669882880\">October 12, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>30.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/renewedpilot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brian<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>US Pilot Brian documents his journey of his renewed airline pilot career on his blog, <strong>renewedpilot.com<\/strong>. Since 1996 he has worked as a professional pilot in the United States flying for a commuter airline, a major airline, a fractional and then back to that same major airline. Brian\u2019s blog chronicles his journey through new-hire training and life as a first year employee at a new, innovative airline.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>I&#8217;m sorry&#8230; did you want to depart today? <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/RYMycx0PCE\">pic.twitter.com\/RYMycx0PCE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brian (@RenewedPilot) May 16, 2013<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Many agree it\u2019s the best job in the world and if you\u2019re a fellow <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23Avgeek&amp;src=hash\">#AvGeek<\/a> then we hope our list of some commercial airline pilots on Twitter will help budding Captains and current aviators connect on a whole new level.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a public list of airline pilots on Twitter.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>On a mile of highway, you can drive a mile. On a mile of railway, you can travel a mile. On a mile of runway, you have the whole world.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From their offices in the sky there\u2019s a new wave of professionals taking to the 140 character medium to share their enviable views. Aviator extraordinaires, air travel writers and published pilot authors and bloggers from near and far; these are the pilots that Tweet from 30 000 feet. 1. Julian Hall, British Airways Julian Hall, or @TigerJools as he&#8217;s known on Twitter, is a passionate &#8230; <a title=\"30 Commercial Airline Pilots That Tweet From 30, 000 Feet\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/30-commercial-airline-pilots-that-tweet-from-30000-feet\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about 30 Commercial Airline Pilots That Tweet From 30, 000 Feet\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":90087,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_destination_ratings":[],"_destination_review_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-90086","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-travel","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-33"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>30 Commercial Airline Pilots That Tweet From 30, 000 Feet - Travelstart Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/30-commercial-airline-pilots-that-tweet-from-30000-feet\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"30 Commercial Airline Pilots That Tweet From 30, 000 Feet - Travelstart Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"From their offices in the sky there\u2019s a new wave of professionals taking to the 140 character medium to share their enviable views. 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