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A
Consumer Guide to Air Travel
As the
title states. 
http://www.howtoadvice.com/AirTravel/
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About.com
Information
and advice on bereavement or compassionate fares offered by
some carriers.
http://airtravel.about.com/cs/airtravellinks/a/bereavement.htm
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Aerofiles.com
Covers
a century of American aviation history.
http://aerofiles.com/
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AeroMobile
AeroMobile
develops technology that lets passengers use their mobile
phones and PDAs onboard aircraft.
http://www.aeromobile.net/
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Air
Cabin Crew
An independent
resource for flight attendant communities of every airline.
The site also contains facts about the job and career advice.
http://www.aircabincrew.com/
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Air
Canada
A guide
to Advanced Passenger Information (API/APIS) requirements
for Canadian travellers.
http://www.aircanada.com/en/travelinfo/APIS/apis.html
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Air
Travel Genius.com
Articles,
news and tips for the savvy traveller about flying in first
or business class, all-business class airlines, private corporate
jets, upgrades, budget airlines, frequent flyer credit cards,
lounge access, and more.
http://www.airtravelgenius.com/
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Aircraft
Spotting.net
Online
resource for plane spotters that contains information on spotting
locations, as well as spotters guides, aviation forums, aircraft
and airline data, pictures of airports, and whole lot more
besides.
http://www.aircraftspotting.net/
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Airline
History
Provides
a brief overview of the history of airlines all over the globe,
as well as a decade-by-decade guide to aircraft history.
http://airlines.afriqonline.com/
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Airlines
of the Web
Airplane
specifications and pictures.
http://flyaow.com/planes.htm
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Airline
Pictures.net
The title
says it all.
http://www.airlinepictures.net/
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Airliners.net
Contains
a searchable index of aircraft pictures.
http://www.airliners.net/photos/
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Airplane
Home
Airplane
Home can erect an airplane on your property and customize
it to your taste!
http://www.airplanehomes.com/
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Airsicknessbags.com
A virtual
museum of sick bags of every type - airline, train, boat,
car, space, and cinema!
http://www.airsicknessbags.com
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AirTroductions
Find a
like-minded flier to sit next to on your next flight with
the aid of this passenger matching service.
http://www.airtroductions.com/
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Airwise
Aviation
news updates.
http://news.airwise.com/
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Aviation
Explorer.com
Comprehensive
reference website for aviation enthusiasts.
http://www.aviationexplorer.com/
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Aviation
Job Search.com
Leading
aviation and airline jobs portal.
http://www.aviationjobsearch.com/
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Aviation
Jobs
Features
aviation industry jobs and resources.
http://www.avjobs.com/
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Aviator.mobi
Access
websites that supply essential air travel information about
airports, airlines, delays, flight status, maps, timetables
and ticketing direct to mobile phones.
http://www.aviator.mobi/
http://www.merrill.mobi/
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Bagophily.com
Search,
swap and ogle airsickness bags.
http://www.bagophily.com/
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Bereavement
Hospitality Services, Inc.
Were you
forced to pay through the nose for an airline ticket or accommodation
when you had to attend a funeral at short notice? Well, this
American company markets a pre-planned, money saving bereavement
travel package that is renewable annually.
http://www.bereavetravel.com/
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Biz2web.Com
Tips on
travelling in comfort.
http://www.biz2web.com/grant/flyingtips.htm
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Boeing
Kids
Download
colouring pictures, mazes, word puzzles, cut-outs and join-
the-dot puzzles with an airplane theme for your kids.
http://www.boeing.com/companyoffices/aboutus/kids/
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Boeing
Photo Store
Buy pictures
of Boeing aircraft online.
http://www.boeingphotostore.com/
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British
Airways
Information
about which countries require you to provide Advanced Passenger
Information (API/APIS) before travel.
http://www.britishairways.com/travel/ba6.jsp/imminfo/public/en_gb
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Channel
4
A lengthy
discussion of flight upgrades and the best way to go about
getting one.
http://www.channel4.com/4money/smartmoney/features/flights_of_fancy_220904.html
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Chasing
the Sun
The history
of aviation.
http://www.pbs.org/kcet/chasingthesun/
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Cheap
Flights.com - News
Newspage
of the popular airfare site featuring the latest on flights,
flying and airlines in the USA.
http://news.cheapflights.com/
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Cheap
Flights.co.uk
Offers
lots of practical advice for travellers on bagging a bargain
travel deal and how to prepare for a trip, as well as a comprehensive
travel industry glossary.
http://www.cheapflights.co.uk/travel-tips/
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Cheap
Flights.co.uk - News
Brings
you the latest flight and airport news, savings and deals.
http://news.cheapflights.co.uk/
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Climate
Care
Use
this site to calculate your greenhouse gas emissions from
flying, driving and energy use.
http://www.climatecare.org/
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Connexion
Offers
passengers internet access onboard airplanes.
http://www.connexionbyboeing.com/
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Crew
Connected.com
Contact
cabin crew and ex-crew members you worked with on a cruise
ship or airline.
http://www.crewconnected.com/
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CrewStar
A great
site to surf even if you are not a crew member. The fun section
includes silly airline, airport and aircraft nicknames, airtoons
and crew jokes.
http://www.crewstart.com/
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Crewise
Features
discounted accommodation and travel for airline staff and
frequent travellers, and a whole lot more.
http://www.crewise.com/
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Department
of Transport
Travellers
to Spain must now supply certain personal information to the
authorities there, before they are allowed to fly. This website
details how this ruling impacts British passengers.
http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/aviation/international/advancepassinfo?page=1#a1000
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Discount
Airfares and Airlines Compared
You can
compare airlines on the basis of quality, safety, comfort,
reliability, seat pitch and width at this site.
http://travel.simplyquick.com/discount-airfares/
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ExtraTV.com
Tips on
buying an airplane ticket and picking the best seat on board
for the savvy traveller.
http://extratv.warnerbros.com/reframe.html?http://extratv.warnerbros.com/
dailynews/consumer/05_01/05_02c.html
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FAA
Registry
Searchable
aircraft registration database.
http://www.flytecomm.com/cgi-bin/trackflight
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Farewell
Flights
A prepaid
program that allows you to protect yourself against the high
cost of a bereavement flight when a loved one dies.
http://www.farewellflights.com/
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First
Class Flyer
Highlights
ways to make the most of your frequent flyer miles, bag the
latest business class fares and obtain upgrades.
http://www.firstclassflyer.com/
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First
Flight Centennial
Celebrates
100 years of manned flight.
http://www.firstflightcentennial.org/
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Flight
Attendant Bitch Page
Cabin crew
let rip!
http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/Equator/6963/sukinowa.html
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FlightGear
Free flight
simulator game.
http://www.flightgear.org/
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Flightlevel350.com
Comprehensive
collection of aviation videos available to view on the Web.
http://www.flightlevel350.com/
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Flightstore
Operates
an interactive in-flight shopping service for airlines.
http://www.flight-store.com/
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Future
Forests
Calculate
your CO2 emissions and learn how to reduce them.
http://www.futureforests.com/
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Global
Aircraft.org
A plane
spotters paradise.
http://www.globalaircraft.org/
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Goggles
A fun little
flight simulation game that utilises images from Google Maps.
http://www.isoma.net/games/goggles.html
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Google
Earth
Keyboard
instructions for activating Google Earth's flight simulator
feature.
http://earth.google.com/intl/en/userguide/v4/flightsim/index.html
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Google
Earth Community
Hosts numerous
transport related overlays that can be used with Google Earth.
http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/postlist.php/Cat/0/Board/EarthTransportation/page/0
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Great
Aviation Quotes
Contains
some real gems.
http://www.skygod.com/quotes/
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Guardian
Airline
industry news updates provided by one Britain's leading quality
newspapers.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/airlines/
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How
To Advice.com
A consumer
guide to air travel that covers topics such as airfares, reservations,
tickets, luggage, delays, check-in, travel health, delayed
or damaged bags, emergencies and frequent flyer programs.
http://www.howtoadvice.com/airtravel/
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Idle
Time Software - Holding Pattern Screensaver
A cinematic
PC screensaver program that turns your idle computer screen
into a virtual airplane window, complete with a moving aerial
view.
http://idletimesoftware.com/
http://www.idle-time.org/
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In-Flight
Entertainment
A blog
that follows the latest developments in the world of in-flight
entertainment (IFE) technology.
http://inflightentertainment.blogspot.com/
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InFlight
HQ
Describes
itself as "a blog that publishes tools, tips, and techniques
for being productive at 30,000 feet".
http://inflighthq.com/
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Jerome
Meriweather's Flight Deck Simulations
For future
pilots, pilots upgrading to new equipment, cockpit engineers,
hobbyist or just the curious looking for some information.
http://www.meriweather.com/flightdeck.html
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Jet
Photos.net
Contains
over 750,000 aviation pictures.
http://www.jetphotos.net/
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Kuro5hin
Airplane
etiquette: tips on how to behave on a flight and show consideration
to fellow passengers.
http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2001/7/25/17759/8773
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Landings.com
Excellent
aviation news portal and industry resource.
http://www1.drive.net/
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Love
Air
An international
Internet dating service aimed at aviators and their colleagues,
as well as anyone who wants to date such people.
http://www.loveair.co.uk/
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Lufthansa
- FlyNet
The German
national carrier is the first airline in the world to offer
in-flight broadband Internet access. Click on the link for
full details of the FlyNet service.
http://cms.lufthansa.com/fly/de/en/inf/0,4976,0-0-1144212,00.html
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Meriweather
Familiarize
yourself with the inside of a modern jet liner with the aid
of this virtual flight deck simulator.
http://www.meriweather.com/flightdeck.html
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Microsoft
Download
any one of a range of ready made travel complaint letters
covering topics as diverse as overbooking, lost/damaged luggage,
airline food, the treatment of unaccompanied minors, reimbursement
from travel insurance, poor hotel service and a cruise cancellation.
The templates are compatible with Microsoft Word 97 or later
and are available for free.
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/templates/CT101467891033.aspx
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MSNBC
Ten ways
to bag an upgrade on a flight.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7656110
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MyAirship.com
Comprehensive
online airship and blimp resource that includes a list of
airships currently flying in the world.
http://www.myairship.com/
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Napkin
Air
An online
museum dedicated to airlines' paper napkins. Donations welcome.
http://home.earthlink.net/~napkinair/
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On
Air
On Air
develops technology that allows passengers to use mobile phones,
laptops and personal electronic devices aboard aircraft.
http://www.tenzing.com/
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PetsMart.com
The pet
policies of major American airlines.
http://www.petsmart.com/articles/article%5F9089.shtml
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Photovalet
Aviation
pics galore!
http://www.photovault.com/Link/Technology/Aviation_InteriorsAircraft/AircraftCockpits.html
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Red
Bull Flugtag Flight Lab
A fun online
game that allows you to build your own virtual plane and take
it for a spin.
http://www.redbull.com/flightlab/
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Ride
Guide
A book
that claims to reveal the secrets of space available travel
on aircraft worldwide.
http://www.rideguide.com/
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Rune's
Barf Bag Collection
Features
hundreds of sick bags from hundreds of different carriers.
http://sicksack.com/
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Safetycards.de
One man's
collection airline safety instruction cards.
http://www.safetycards.de/
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Scandinavian
Airlines - SAS Net Access
Scandinavian's
SAS Net Access service allows you to surf the web and check
you email midair via a wireless broadband internet connection.
http://www.scandinavian.net/
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Sherpa
Contains
an unofficial guide to the pet policies of airlines around
the globe.
http://www.sherpapet.net/airlines/index.php?air_type
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Silverjet
Silverjet
also allows passengers to offset the carbon emissions generated
by their trip across the Atlantic, making it the world's first
carbon neutral airline.
http://www.flysilverjet.com/
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Sleeping
Giants
Take a
virtual tour of an airplane graveyard in Arizona.
http://www.kodak.com/US/en/corp/features/sleepingGiants/index.shtml
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Spafax
Provide
in-flight entertainment services to airlines around the globe.
http://www.spafax.com/
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Spoons
of the Air
Snaps of
spoons from different airlines!
http://www.spoons-of-the-air.com/
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Stratos
Specializes
in satellite communication services for the aviation industry.
http://www.stratosglobal.com/
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The
Aviation History Online Museum
Traces
the history of aviation and aviators.
http://aviation-history.com/
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The
Cranky Flier
An award-winning
weblog providing aviation news, information and commentary.
http://www.crankyflier.com/
http://crankyflier.blogspot.com/
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The
Professional Pilot's Wait Time Website
Frequent
travellers name their favourite hotels and motels.
http://www.pilotwait.com/
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The
Travel Insider
Configuration
data for common aircraft types.
http://www.thetravelinsider.info/airplanetypes.htm
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The
Wright Brothers & The Invention of the Aerial Age
A homage
to the pioneers of modern air travel.
http://www.nasm.si.edu/wrightbrothers/
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Thirty
Thousand Feet
Aviation
directory.
http://www.thirtythousandfeet.com/
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Thirty
Thousand Feet
A list
of flight attendant and cabin crew websites.
http://www.thirtythousandfeet.com/flightat.htm
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Times
Online
An in-depth
article highlighting the dangers of flying with drugs and
medicines that may be perfectly legal at home but banned overseas.
http://travel.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,11250-1909273,00.html
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Today
in the Sky
A weblog
from the American newspaper USA Today that aims to offer news
and analysis about the air travel industry.
http://blogs.usatoday.com/sky/
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Transport
Canada
Information
on air travel the benefit for Canadians. The site covers everything
from air safety tips to advice on complaining about an airline.
http://www.tc.gc.ca/air/menu.htm
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Travel
Secrets
Contains
loads of tips on getting the most out of air travel. Topics
include the pros and cons of group travel tours, lost baggage,
etickets and tactics for getting low fares.
http://www.travelsecrets.com/
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Travel
& Leisure
The world's
best hotels, destinations, transportation, spas, cruises and
family-friendly resorts.
http://aolsvc.travel.travelandleisure.aol.com/worldsbest/index.cfm?f=nma
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TravelHappy
Locate
a town, city or country; decode or encode IATA cities and
airports; list all the airports, railway stations, bus stations
or heliports in any country; decode or encode IATA airlines
and carriers; list the national airlines and carriers of a
particular country; calculate your total trip distance; plot
your route on a world map.
http://www.travelhappy.com/tools/
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TripIt
A free
personal travel assistant: email TripIt your travel plans
(flights, hotels, cars, trains, cruises, etc) and they will
generate a master itinerary for you that will include information
about weather, maps, directions restaurants and sightseeing
relevant to your destination.
http://www.tripit.com/
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Turbulence
Forecast
Offers
maps and forecasts of air turbulence all over the world, though
the emphasis is on the US.
http://www.turbulenceforecast.com/
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Unusual
Aviation Pictures
Snaps of
aviation mishaps that range from the funny to the downright
scary.
http://www.aviationpics.de/
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Upgrade:
Travel Better
News, travel
tips, and commentary on the travel industry for savvy travellers
who want to get more bang for their bucks.
http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/
http://upgradetravel.blogspot.com/
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UpgradeBuddy.com
UpgradeBuddy.com
is a frequent flyer resource center specializing in airline
upgrade information, travel reservations, ways of earning
more frequent flyer miles, business travel links, and great
frequent flyer articles and content.
http://www.upgradebuddy.com/
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Verizon
Airfone
Supplies
on board internet access to a number of major international
airlines.
http://www22.verizon.com/airfone/
http://www.airfone.com/
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Video
Jug
Video tutorial
on how to keep the kids entertained on a long flight.
http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-entertain-the-kids-on-a-long-haul-flight-2
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X-Plane
A powerful
flight simulator for personal computers. Use it for fun or
as part of your training for a pilot's license.
http://www.x-plane.com/
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Yu
Hu Stewardess
An anonymous
flight attendants blog featuring news, views and reminiscences.
http://yuhustewardess.blogspot.com/
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