Major airline captain, author, and speaker Korry Franke leads people and organizations on life-changing journeys.

For more than 10 years, United Airlines Captain Korry Franke has safely commanded Boeing 737, 757, and 767 jets around America and across oceans.

His acclaimed memoir 3 Feet to the Left: A New Captain's Journey from Pursuit to Perspective offers readers a seat on the flight deck for his high-stakes leadership journey as a new airline captain in 2013. 

Korry’s dynamic and interactive keynotes, which have been featured at corporate conferences and onboard Celebrity Cruises, teach leaders like you how to maximize your impact and improve your effectiveness when the pressure is on.

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What’s it like to be a major airline captain?

Find out when you strap in to the extra flight deck jumpseat and fly along with then-31-year-old Korry Franke in this vivid, fast-paced memoir about his eventful first year as a United Airlines 737 captain.

Together with Korry, you’ll push the limits of comfort zones while battling mechanical malfunctions in the flight simulator, thunderstorms in Mexico City, and blizzards in Chicago. You’ll experience the challenges, insecurities, successes, and failures of a new leader tasked with stepping up and taking command in the high-stakes world of airline flying. You may even discover your definition of success is missing one critical, life-giving piece. 

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The thoughts and views expressed on this website and in the keynotes and workshops mentioned within it are Korry’s own. United Airlines has not contributed or endorsed the content in any way.