About the author
George Jehn, after receiving his pilot certificates, first flew as a flight
instructor and charter pilot, then as a captain for a commuter airline. He
subsequently was hired by Eastern Airlines,and for approximately eighteen
years—from 1970 until 1988—flew the Boeing 727, Douglas DC-9 and
Airbus A-300 jets. When it became apparent that the airline was doomed,
he left Eastern to work for another large airline until his retirement.
While at Eastern Airlines, George spent six years as an elected pilot
Master Executive Council Representative from Eastern’s New York pilot
base and was simultaneously a six-year Member of the Board of Directors
of the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), thelarge union that represented
the Eastern pilots. He was also a Member of the Eastern Airlines System
Board of Adjustment, the judicial body established under the Railway
Labor Act to adjudicate pilot grievances. Additionally, he was the sole pilot
Member of the Eastern Airlines Employee Involvement Committee for
approximately two years until that committee was disbanded soon after
Eastern came under the control of Frank Lorenzo’s Texas Air Corporation.
George also founded and was the first editor of In Range, an ALPA
magazine publication for the Eastern pilots. His writing credentials also
include a popular novel entitled, Flying Too Close to the Sun, published in
2012 by Ring of Fire Publishing. Additionally, he has written a number of
aviation op-ed pieces for Newsday, and has also had numerous articles that
were published in The Fisherman, Salt Water Sportsman and Sport Fishing
magazines.
In addition to his writing, he also works part-time as an expert witness
for a number of aviation law firms.
You may reach George through his website, www.georgejehn.com.