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How nervous flyers can increase their sense of control whilst flying

FG TradeOne of the key causes of anxiety and stress for fearful flyers is their perceived lack of control. This in turn can make them avoid air travel – limiting their lives considerably – and if they do get on a plane, cause them suffering.While it’s true that as passengers we have no control over the flight itself (fortunately), this doesn’t mean that there’s nothing anxious flyers can do to feel that they do have some control over the situation. And here are five simple ways you can do…

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Airline pilots and their extremely rigorous training

Rathke A few of you may have had the privilege of visiting the flight deck of a commercial airliner, and found yourself fascinated by the myriad levers, buttons, and other mechanisms surrounding the captain and co-pilot. After seeing that instrument panel, have you ever wondered what kind of training a pilot has? Of course, they must have a flight license, but how do you study for it? How long does it take? Are there other requirements along with flight training itself? Here's a quick…

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6 tips for finding cheap airline tickets

Travelers who are passionate about wandering to new destinations often put a hold on their exploration owing to expenses. In order to fulfill all their travel wishes, and to save money for their next trips, they need to cut down flight expenses. If your someone who wants to save on travels, cutting down on flight booking cost is one of the ways to reduce your expenses. Flight tickets costs vary depending on the day of the week, time of the week, and holidays. Follow these simple tricks to…

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Epic EFIS: the modern cockpit's Electronic Flight Information System

ASMR The cockpits of old – with a bewildering multiplicity of levers, buttons and analogue displays – are long gone, phased out beginning in the 1980s in favour of digitised systems known as EFIS, comprising a bewildering multiplicity of liquid-crystal displays along with and joysticks and soft keys to manipulate them. read post

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Buzzy Gordon January 15, 2011 at 2:19am

Anyone have recommendations for finding good last-minute intl. fares? Thanks.
girasolereale January 15, 2011 at 12:44am

Can you give me some advice to find the best fare flight from Rome Italy to Bangkok in february!!!
Charlie Leocha January 8, 2011 at 8:36pm

Ed. Virgin America is pretty cool alright. I just flew them from LA to Dulles about a month ago. I like JetBlue just about as much with more flights. They are both good, and for short hops nothing beats Southwest. All the basics at a fair price, even at the last minute.
Ed Wetschler January 8, 2011 at 6:26pm

Am aboard virgin america to LA. I say this is the coolest US carrier. And you?
Northeast News January 7, 2011 at 11:56pm

I just saw a cartoon on the Travel Humor page ( http://www.tripatini.com/group/afunnythinghappened ) that gave me a chuckle.
Charlie Leocha January 6, 2011 at 4:18pm

Here is the next story about the epic battle - http://snipr.com/1s9pcm

It will eventually affect everyone. Even FFs don't ourchase blindly. If AA's prices are higher than others they will book away from AA. Business travelers are the big kahuna here. Corporations want to work with a system that gives them interconnectivity across the travel spectrum.

Honestly, I don't know what AA was thinking. They are getting slammed IMHO,
Anil January 6, 2011 at 4:04pm

@Charlie: Some questions linger - Does AA want IT & TAs not using their system to pay more in transaction fees ? Sabre's de-preferencing means that in the past, Sabre would display AA fares first, and no it no longer does ? Certainly AA must have done extensive market research as well as some simulations before moving ahead.

Elite flyers will still stick to their alliance/group, so it is a matter of luxury and budget travelers, is it not ?

I agree with your article that hidden pricing and opaque fees are a major irritation, and need to be spelt upfront. I also want to do away with hidden-city pair business.
Charlie Leocha January 6, 2011 at 5:21am

Here is my latest post on this issue from ConsumerTraveler.com - - http://snipr.com/1s5bzd.

Basically AA wants to save money by moving transactions between passengers directly with the airline rather than through intermediaries. Unfortunately, the current system that AA wants to use does not allow for across airlines comparisons of prices, interlining (selling tickets between airlines), transparency of fees, building packages, and other deficiencies. The online travel agents and the IT companies that currently power almost every travel agent transaction are not amused and are against the whole idea. These companies lose business to AA and consumers lose transparency and the ability to compare pricing and businesses lose much of their flexibility. There is more, but that is it in a nutshell.

Today Sabre decided to de-preference AA tickets and that will be a major blow to AA representing a loss of something like $5 billion in revenues, I estimate. We'll see how long they keep fighting.
Anil January 4, 2011 at 2:22am

Could someone who has a better (travel industry) perspective on what this AA Vs GDS/orbitz & now Expedia snafua laa about, give an ovrview of the issues involved ?
David Paul Appell January 3, 2011 at 6:53pm

With American Airlines pulling its fares from Orbitz and pushing its own booking database for OTAs; Delta withdrawing from BookIt.com, OneTravel.com, and CheapOAir.com; and Expedia downgrading and now dropping AA fares altogether -- all amid conflicting claims and accusations -- it looks like 2011 will bring some rougher sledding between some airlines and the OTAs. Is this good or bad for consumers?