Author: Capt. James Harlow
Capt. James Harlow is an Airbus A320 and Airbus 330 Captain with over a decade of commercial aviation experience. Currently flying with a major Gulf carrier based in the UAE, he holds licences under GCAA (UAE) regulations and has accumulated thousands of hours on the A320 family across Middle East, European and Asian routes. James founded Crew Daily to provide accurate, experience- based aviation content — pilot careers, aircraft systems, cockpit operations and Gulf aviation — written from the perspective of someone who flies professionally every day.
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