This is Your Captain Speaking...

Increase in air travelers in India has brought in a new breed of pilots (or in aviation-speak Captain of the Craft). There are Indian pilots, there are foreign pilots, jr. pilots and retired (and brought back from grave) pilots. Encouragingly there are more female pilots too.

In air travel the part I like most is the Captain announcements.
"This is your Captain speaking, we are cruising at 30000 feet; There is slight damage on left engine and we are probably going to have a mid-air drop of 10000 feet; Nothing wrong really, but you might experience some dizziness and perhaps a delay of few days", the undertone of these announcements is so engaging. They always announce it in monotonous sound and appear almost Supermen or Superwomen. Nothing detracts them except maybe the not-so-good-looking air-hostess or steward. It gives a sense of reassurance to travelers, regardless of the bumpy ride - and equally bad food.

Unfortunately the increasing number of female captains don't seem to carry the same flair. They are more like, "This is your Captain speaking.. and arghhh looks like we are having company - get ready for mid-air collision people - and where is my bag"

Call me misogynist, but seems the aviation schools need to do a better job in educating their female students on intoning the announcements. Something more in the line men of steel - now that is an idea - all pilots wearing their underpants outside and not getting distracted with fire on left wing.