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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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  • No, they are making money these days. Millions and billions. Airlines in the US made more than $750,000,000 on baggage fees alone the first quarter this year according to IATA.
  • The one thing that keeps me from complaining too much about the airlines is that I know they're losing money, too. But are they? This is from today's Marketwatch:

    "The International Air Transport Association more than tripled its 2010 outlook on Tuesday for the world's airlines, predicting the industry will now post a full-year profit of $8.9 billion."
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    Our press release is at http://snipr.com/12vhdr. If you want more, let me know and I'll get it to you. The release has excerpts from the study we did.
  • Hi Charlie, have you contacted Darren @ the Travel Rants blog about it? It may be up his street. (I'd welcome a guest post about it on mine too if you're interested)
  • Fellow tripatinis,
    Last week my group the Consumer Travel Alliance together with ASTA and the Business Travel Coalition launched a Mad as Hell about Hidden Fees petition. You can find it at www.madashellabouthiddenfees.com. I explain the effort on ConsumerTraveler.com at http://snipr.com/12vhdr.
    This is the first time in over a decade that the DOT is changing a regulation regarding airline ticketing and what passengers should know. For consumers this is a perfect storm opportunity to mandate that airlines tell all travel agents and online travel agencies the full price of airline travel.
    Please pass along the word. If you would like any prepared ads for this effort, please contact me directly at leocha@consumertraveler.com.
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  • I agree with Ed, I've added it to by bookmarks as well.
  • Thanks Ed. stay tuned for more! :-) I have a feeling that this thread will be a useful source of further griping info too!
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