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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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Epic EFIS: the modern cockpit's Electronic Flight Information System

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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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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Dave Acton April 17, 2024 at 3:11pm

Here, here! https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2023/02/17/airplane-food-tren...

The airplane food is good. No, really.

Airline catering companies are dragging airplane food into the 21st century by incorporating fermentation, vegan recipes and alternative meats into t…
Barbara Necker April 20, 2023 at 11:04am

Do you understand how "carbon offsets" for air travel work? I didn't, but came across this National Geographic piece from last year which helps a lot: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/should-you-buy-ca...

Should you buy carbon offsets for your air travel?

More than a third of Americans would pay extra to offset their flights’ CO2 emissions, a new National Geographic survey finds.
David Paul Appell January 5, 2023 at 8:57am

CNN Travel looks at what's ahead for the airline industry in 2023: https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/aviation-lookahead-2023/inde...

https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/aviation-lookahead-2023/index.html
Riccardo R November 1, 2022 at 4:03pm

Who among us hasn't had a bag lost by an airline? For the next time it happens, have a look at this: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/airlines-lost-luggage-what-to-do_l_6...

Here's What To Do If An Airline Loses Your Luggage

Air travel experts share their advice for dealing with missing checked baggage — and minimizing the risk in the first place.
José Balido October 26, 2022 at 6:00pm

Business Insider just came out with a piece including valuable advice from flight attendants and pilots on what/how to pack https://www.businessinsider.com/whats-in-your-bag-packing-advice-fr...

What's in my luggage: Advice from pilots, flight attendants, and frequent travelers on how to pack

Frequent fliers, including pilots and flight attendants, shared how they pack their own bags and which items they can't travel without.
Max Pesling September 26, 2022 at 7:37pm

Skytrax, a UK-based airline and airport review and ranking site, conducted more than 14 million customer surveys in more than 100 countries between September 2021 to August 2022 to find out the world's current favorite airline, announced just this past Friday. And the winner is...Qatar Airways! More details, plus the also-rans: https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/skytrax-world-airline-awards-202...

The world's best airline for 2022 named

Airline review site Skytrax has revealed its 2022 rankings of the world's best airlines, with an old favorite taking the number one spot and a contro…
Helen Brown August 3, 2022 at 1:16pm

Anybody had am air travel nightmare this summer? Here's some background: https://slate.com/business/2022/07/summer-air-travel-the-real-reaso...

Why Air Travel Is Such a Disaster Right Now

It's not just post-2020 blues.
María José July 9, 2022 at 4:06pm

Despite a tricky air travel panorama, new airlines betting airline travel is taking off https://www.bbc.com/news/business-61575429

The new airlines betting flying is about to take off

Many carriers went out of business during Covid but several seized a golden opportunity to launch.
John Kipper June 5, 2022 at 10:44am

Experts predicted a chaotic, difficult summer for airline travel, and it's already being borne out in numerous airports: https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/carnage-predicted-for-travel-...

Mayhem predicted for travel this summer

Flight cancelations, delays, and airport lines so long you miss your flight. That's the reality of travel this summer -- and that's before you add in…
Jeffrey Kunst May 1, 2022 at 9:17am

Pakistan gets a new low-cost carrier, Fly Jinnah, to start serving both domestic and international destinations later this year: https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/30448-pakistan-new-low-cost-airl.... And keep apprised of dates and places on its website: https://www.flyjinnah.com/

Pakistan’s new low-cost airline Fly Jinnah unveils branding