Overview Of Air Canada

Posted by Graham McKenzie on July 23, 2010

Air Canada started out as Trans-Canada Airlines in September’37. The inaugural flight was a 50 minute flight on a Lockheed L-10A from Vancouver to Seattle, transporting mail and a total of two passengers. The airline grew rapidly and by the year’64, Trans-Canada Airlines had become the national airline for Canada. It was then that the name was changed to Air Canada. The airline was privatized in’89. Air Canada also bought Canadian Airlines International around that time.

Air Canada is 70 years old today and is Canada’s largest passenger service airline. It transports about 32 million passengers annually to 170 destinations across the five continents. The airline also ranks number– amongst the airlines across the globe.

Air Canada believes that travel should be convenient for its customers and therefore it is the only airline that offer flight passes. Flight passes allow the passenger to manage their travel online. These flight passes can be obtained either in the form of pre-purchased flight credits or a monthly subscription that provides you with unlimited flights in certain sectors.

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23Jul

Three Ways To Save Money On Flight Training

Posted by Rod Yeager Jr on July 6, 2010

They say money makes the world go round. In most cases, that unfortunately is the truth and flight training is not an exception. In fact, working your way towards a private pilot certificate could be one of the most expensive undertakings you would ever do in your life. With potential costs amounting up to thousands of dollars, are there ways that you can cut back as much as possible on those expenses? The answer is a big “YES.” There are ways that you can save money on your flight training. We’ll show you three sure-fire ways that you can minimize expenses for your private pilot training.

Contrary to what people may actually think, flying frequently and in longer times per session can actually help you save money in the long run. This is because you get to learn a lot more in one sitting as well as log in more time for your pilot’s book, thus bringing you closer to your private pilot certificate than you would flying just once or twice a week. Flying 2-3 times, then, is highly ideal for your money-saving goals.

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6Jul

Find Flights to Bangkok

Posted by Tom Martens on March 5, 2010

Cheap flights to Bangkok are easy to find thanks to healthy competition for this route. All flights to Bangkok from the UK are out of London Heathrow. British Airways and Quantas offer Bangkok flights, as well as flights to Singapore and Hong Kong, as one of its stopping points on the “kangaroo route” to Australia. Also try Thai Airways and Taiwanese carrier, Eva Airways.

Bangkok has two airports. The Don Muang Airport (DMK) was one of the busiest in south-east Asia. The new Bangkok International Suvarnabhui Airport (BKK) is now open offering the largest enclosed terminal building in the world, a sign that Thailand is keeping up with major destinations in the region. Each airport is less than’ miles from Bangkok, and you can get there by taxi, hired car, or bus.

The best time to visit Bangkok is during the busy season which is during November to March, but you will have to shell out more money to enjoy the experience. Weather conditions are perfect at this time of the year and you will surely have a comfortable stay. The only rider is that you will have to spend almost double charges on flights and hotel accommodation as compared to lean season. During lean season, rates are quite less, but the weather is not conducive as it rains during that time making the weather hot and humid. There is rainfall in this area between June to October.

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5Mar