What is the proper way to address an airline pilot?

Answer 1

Well honey, you address them as "Captain" or "Pilot" if you want to keep it professional. Just don't go calling them "Hey you" or "Buddy" unless you want to get kicked off the plane quicker than you can say "emergency exit row." So, show some respect and remember who's in charge of getting your butt safely from point A to point B.

Answer 2

According to Letitia Baldrige, one of America's leading authorities on etiquette, airline captains should be addressed both socially and professionally as "Captain Smith." This follows merchant maritime tradition in which only the captain and ship's doctor are addressed by titles. All other officers are addressed as "Mr. Smith." The written form of address is "Captain John Smith" or abbreviated as "Capt. John Smith." An invitation to a couple would be "Capt. and Mrs. John Smith." This applies to both active and retired airline captains. Airline pilots who have not achieved the rank of captain, or have voluntarily left the position of captain, should be addressed as "Mr. John Smith."