An excerpt from Les Abend's upcoming aviation thriller, PAPER WINGS, was featured in Flying Magazine on December 15th, 2016! Abend is a veteran airline pilot and aviation analyst whose writing has frequently appeared in the hit magazine over the last 15 years. Check out the article here! PAPER WINGS is now available from WildBlue Press! Order your copy today! “Wow! Les Abend’s PAPER WINGS rockets through a beautifully intricate plot – a … [Read more...]
Aviation Thriller Author Les Abend
At the age of six, in my hometown of Syracuse, NY, I boarded an American Airlines Lockheed Electra with my spirited mom. After receiving the obligatory tour of the cockpit, I was handed a certificate, a pilot’s hat silhouetted in the background. The certificate, signed by the captain, promised me an interview with the airline’s chief pilot 20 years from the date. Thinking that the notion of becoming an airline pilot would fade over time, my … [Read more...]
New York Times Bestselling Author John Nance Returns To The Air With New Edge-Of-Your-Seat Thriller LOCKOUT
"A wild ride through the night sky" - Capt. Sully Sullenberger, author of #1 New York Times bestseller "SULLY" Over the Atlantic in the dark of night, the electronic brain of Pangia Airlines Flight 10 quietly and without warning disconnects all the cockpit controls and reverses course on its own. The crew of the huge Airbus 330 at first sense nothing, the flight displays still showing them on course to New York. But with puzzled … [Read more...]