Wonder and Awe from a Long-Haul Pilot’s Perspective with Mark Vanhoenacker

Mark Vanhoenacker is a seasoned, long-haul commercial pilot and a brilliant lyrical writer about his journeys as experienced both from the air and on the ground where he chronicles for us some of the planet’s great cities. He is also a regular contributor to The New York Times and a columnist for the Financial Times. Born in Pittsfield, in Western Massachusetts, he trained as a historian and worked in business before starting his flight training in Britain in 2001. He now flies the Boeing 787 Dreamliner from London to cities around the world. 

Mark Vanhoenacker is the author of: 

• Skyfaring: A Journey with a Pilot (Alfred Knopf 2015)
• How to Land a Plane (The Experiment; Illustrated edition, 2019)
• Imagine a City: A Pilot’s Journey Across the Urban World (Alfred Knopf/Penguin Random House, 2022) 

To learn more about the work of Mark Vanhoenacker go to www.markvanhoenaker.com

Host: Justine Willis Toms   Interview Date: 11/4/2022   Program Number: C0574

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