All about airlines, airports, flying in general. How to navigate them, get the best airfares, maximize your experience in a sector that hasn't exactly been a joy in recent years...come fly with us!
Cover photo: Wikivoyage.org
All about airlines, airports, flying in general. How to navigate them, get the best airfares, maximize your experience in a sector that hasn't exactly been a joy in recent years...come fly with us!
Cover photo: Wikivoyage.org
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…
Read more…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…
Read more…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…
Read more…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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There was an era (before the deregulation) you dressed well to catch a flight. The prices were fixed and the service was impeccable. No frequent flyer miles, no upgrades for free and no-rif-rafs.
Why would airlines, which need more paying passengers make restrictions. They could have a special section or row for these types of people :-)
Have you seen this? It's the Miss Airport Calendar for 2011:
Last week Australia's Virgin Blue was re-branded into Virgin Australia, with a new aircraft, livery, and interior also with the airlines first domestic Business Class cabin, Our coverage of the event can be read here:
Virgin Australia Business Class Cabin & Seats
Virgin Australia is Officially Launched Qantas Watch Out
Virgin Australia Launch Day Photographs
Most Australian Business Travellers are hoping for increased competition in Business Class, which Qantas has dominated ever since Ansett collapsed 10 years ago
There were three security incidents on domestic flights yesterday. My favorite: the guy who wanted to use the exit door during the flight.
More to the point, are we in for a spate of freelance terrorism?