A United Airlines captain whose flying career was cut short by ALS was able to take one final retirement flight, with his own son in the cockpit. It is a beautiful story, and a sad one too.
This spring, United gave him a retirement flight.
The flight itself was from Portland, Maine (PWM) to Chicago (ORD), but far more special than the route was that Rob’s son, First Officer Daniel Lustman, piloted the flight, creating the sort of full-circle moment that is almost too perfect to script.
A great solo travel tip spotted this week on Live and Let's Fly.
