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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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Anil July 2, 2010 at 3:13pm

What do you think of Google buying ITA Software ? ITA software is the company who created Orbitz, then spun it off, and has been the engine behind quite a few airline reservation system. Built from ground up, it is the dominant software now in airfare search engines.

It will re-align a lot of search engine and meta engines in the airline industry.
Max Pesling July 2, 2010 at 6:10am

Heck no. I don't even want to stand in line at the airport, much less on the plane. Let's get real, folks, Ryanair's not going to get approval for "vertical seats." It's totally ridiculous. But it's a great publicity stunt. How else would you get half the world talking about a third-rate bring-your-own-lightbulb airline??
José Balido July 2, 2010 at 5:24am

First, Ryanair wanted to charge for toilets. Now, they're planning 'vertical seats' so we can fly on our tootsies. How long before they institute the 'oxygen surcharge'???

Would YOU fly standing up to save a few pounds?
Anil June 29, 2010 at 7:25pm

It would depend on the range and route and other factors. I have flown EMB and CRJ and also small 6 seaters; all within 200-300 miles range. Where Jetblue deploys it is the question.
Ed Wetschler June 29, 2010 at 6:58pm

Thank you, Embraer. The company has designed a plane that doesn't have room for a (costly) co-pilot. If JetBlue buys those planes, will you fly JetBlue?
Ed Wetschler June 28, 2010 at 3:24pm

"A whopping 93 percent of the total 3197 respondents to an eTurboNews poll claim that airlines are under-performing in terms of customer service." Can the airlines, in fact, restore good service (when I was a kid it was great service) without increasing fares?
Vincent Russo June 24, 2010 at 4:19pm

I just joined to let off steam. my favorite cousin just called to say virgin atlantic is going to install great new entertaiment internet system. she's steamed cause her husband was one of the people trapped on that plane in Conneticut. Shouldn't company should be working on getting takeoff and landing right, not this other stuff?
Cessy Meacham June 16, 2010 at 11:41pm

Can anybody give me a feed back using GOL Airlines in Brazil?
José Balido June 14, 2010 at 6:46pm

In the news today: Allergy risk may force airlines to ban peanuts. We must of course prevent passengers with severe allergies from going into anaphylactic shock in midflight, but is there a better solution?
Tripatini June 14, 2010 at 5:10pm

Find out how new search engine InsideTrip.com adds a new dimension to airfare searches, now on our member blogs.