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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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  • At least 50-60% of our regular clients moved their travel dates where we could find them cheaper seats. Those families with kids got hit the worst. Many didn't buy.
  • This morning I heard on the radio that a lot of people who planned to travel Christmas week decided not to do it because the airfares struck them as outrageous. Did you or anyone you know decide not to travel for this reason? 

  • Christmas is a travel hiatus for us at The World on Wheels, which gives us time to reflect on the past year. That means it's time to start revealing our 2011 Best of awards. We'll start with the best airline we flew on this year: http://tinyurl.com/87dp5ht
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    The World on Wheels
    An ongoing adventure of travel and living while using a wheelchair. Tim has been disabled from birth. Darryl is his father and caregiver who travel…
  • Funny video about cheap flights which is all I take. Who are these comics? 

  • We have just received initial guidelines from the Spanish government reguarding minimum guaranteed service on Iberia Airlines during the two one-day work stoppages by one of our pilots' unions; we still need to translate these guidelines into a list of specific flights that will or will not be affected, and are working to do that very quickly. In the meantime, you can get a better idea of how this strike will affect flights on short- medium- and long-haul routes at the following post on our blog:

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  • Today on The World on Wheels, we feature a rare contribution from my wife...a photo essay. I always surrender the window seat to her and she'll take some pictures now and again. Here is a set from our latest travels...The View from the Window Seat: http://tinyurl.com/7lmbo3o
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  • Talk about timing!

  • At least that will be in their minds when paying attention to the cleanliness of the planes which is good for me because I have a flight with them tomorrow.

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