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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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I read this group all the time and I really respect the work you guys do. Just read something really interesting, a mmeber named Mike DK posted a comment saying "class action for tall people discriminated for needing more leg room.. we are charged more for leg room.... anyone with me?"
what do you all think of this? I'm only 5'10" myself, but my kid brother is 6'4" and this is a real issue for him. Any chance airlines could be required to provide preferential seating for people say over 6' ? I mean it could first-come first-served but the exit rows are reserved for people over 6'?
Not sure about a class action lawsuit, I'd rather see corrective action going forward, but I think Mike DK is definitely on to something.
Thoughts?
"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."
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.
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.