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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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Standing Tall, Guiding All: A Look at Air-Traffic-Control Towers

 Tiia Monto You’ve all no doubt noticed that building, at or near the airport, which  resembles a lighthouse. In fact, air-traffic-control towers are lighthouses of a sort, albeit much more sophisticated and with many more functions. But what's inside an air traffic-control tower? Does is have more than one floor inside? Why is it so tall? Are they all the same? Here's a post to clarify a few things about one of the most complex buildings at any airport.read post  

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  • @John Kipper : Hmmm... I've seen people do some whacky stuff to save a few $$. My money's on people giving it a try IF (and that's a big IF) this is approved.
  • @Robert: I agree about thinking outside the box. I wanted a website that giva ehe the following answer - "I have 500 dollars and I want to fly to caribbean" or "I have 25,000 miles on Untied where can I go next month"
  • Sure, I'd fly standing up if it's under 2 hours if the price was right... but I don't think Ryanair's oging to get the green light on this. people would have to be strapped down (or up??) for most of the flight, with straps over the shoulders in case of turbulence, and around the waist, so essentially what, we're going to be bound to posts or something? nobody will put up with that!
  • Hi gang, just as Delta announces the sale of their regional jet business, Google buys ITA, Ryanair announces real pay toilets and standing seating and Congress kicks the FAA reauthorization can down the bureaucratic road, I am headed to Spain to the Running of the Bulls. Will be working from there for the next two weeks. Viva San Fermin!
  • Jose your question just got me to join this group. I would be willing to stand on short flights like Boston - Philadelphia to save money, maybe the way it's done on some ski transport vehicles, with railings that passengers can hold onto and that keep passengers from crowding each other.
  • @Anil : We saw this coming but it's BIG nonetheless... In my opinion, it will change the way many of the metasearch sites (like Kayak, etc.) do business and I believe the consumer stands to benefit in the end. Seeing as Google tends to think outside the box, I anticipate a new approach to travel search... Maybe something in the line of "I've got $500 in my pocket. What can I do?".
  • 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.
  • 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??
  • 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?
  • 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.
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