Air Travel's Bargain Basement saves travelers hours of frustration and untold dollars by sorting out over 500 of them here and abroad.

Author: Kelly Monaghan
Paperback: 128 pages
Company: The Intrepid Traveler (1999-09-14)
ISBN: 1887140131
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In recent years, airline practitioners and academics have started to explore new ways to model airline passenger demand using discrete choice methods. This book provides an introduction to discrete choice models and uses extensive examples to illustrate how these models have been used in the airline industry. These examples span network planning, revenue management, and pricing applications. Numerous examples of fundamental logit modeling concepts are covered in the text, including probability calculations, value of time calculations, elasticity calculations, nested and non-nested likelihood ratio tests, etc. The core chapters of the book are written at a level appropriate for airline practitioners and graduate students with operations research or travel demand modeling backgrounds. Given the majority of discrete choice modeling advancements in transportation evolved from urban travel demand studies, the introduction first orients readers from different backgrounds by highlighting major distinctions between aviation and urban travel demand studies. This is followed by an in-depth treatment of two of the most common discrete choice models, namely the multinomial and nested logit models. More advanced discrete choice models are covered, including mixed logit models and generalized extreme value models that belong to the generalized nested logit class and/or the network generalized extreme value class. An emphasis is placed on highlighting open research questions associated with these models that will be of particular interest to operations research students. Practical modeling issues related to data and estimation software are also addressed, and an extensive modeling exercise focused on the interpretation and application of statistical tests used to guide the selection of a preferred model specification is included; the modeling exercise uses itinerary choice data from a major airline. The text concludes with a discussion of on-going customer modeling research in aviation. "Discrete Choice Modelling and Air Travel Demand" is enriched by a comprehensive set of technical appendices that will be of particular interest to advanced students of discrete choice modeling theory. The appendices also include detailed proofs of the multinomial and nested logit models and derivations of measures used to represent competition among alternatives, namely correlation, direct-elasticities, and cross-elasticities.

Author: Laurie A. Garrow
Hardcover: 272 pages
Company: Ashgate (2010-04-01)
ISBN: 0754670511
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Decoding Air Travel is the most comprehensive and insightful work to date on the intricacies of the modern air travel system from a customer perspective, and the most effective tool for making travel more affordable, convenient, comfortable and fun. It's the only book that can teach you how to save hundreds -- even thousands -- of dollars per ticket by building your own airfare, how to fly in Business and First Class for the price of coach, and how to enjoy various travel luxuries at no additional cost. The book has two goals: Improving your travel life and saving you lots of money. It seeks to achieve those goals by helping you become a knowledgeable, smart and sophisticated traveler who has mastered an increasingly complex and frustrating system and can work it to his or her advantage. For more details, visit the book's website: DecodingAirTravel.com.

Author: Nicholas Kralev
Paperback: 282 pages
Company: CreateSpace (2011-06-16)
ISBN: 146101543X
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In both military and civil aviation the ultimate nightmare is a mid-air collision. MID-AIR offers readers brutally authentic accounts of collisions involving military aircraft and civil transports. Each chapter is a window through which readers re-live the aerial crisis, the voice transcript (where available), the collision, the subsequent investigation, and the often-elusive Probable Cause. The author is a former military and commercial pilot, and this is his eighth book. He eliminates the fog of aviation techno-jargon and explains each accident in easy-to-understand layman's terms. We chart our future by relying upon lessons from our past. MID-AIR is an eloquent and timeless journey into aviation history. It is a truly priceless resource for all Aviation Enthusiasts and Aviation Professionals.

Author: Marion F. Sturkey
Perfect Paperback: 477 pages
Company: Heritage Press International (2008-01-10)
ISBN: 0965081478
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This digital document is an article from Pediatric News, published by International Medical News Group on February 1, 2003. The length of the article is 832 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Air travel is not a problem for most infants. (Conventional Wisdom Full of Myths).
Author: Sherry Boschert
Publication: Pediatric News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: February 1, 2003
Publisher: International Medical News Group
Volume: 37 Issue: 2 Page: 28(2)

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Author: Sherry Boschert
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When you leave the comfort of your home to travel by air either on a domestic or international flight, your plans should be met with ease and comfort. People travel for all types of reasons such as work, pleasure, sickness and even death. But nowadays if you don’t understand your rights or governmental regulations, it can be a very painful time for you and your family.

In March 2003, in the wake of the September 11, 2011 terrorist attacks, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) merged 22 federal agencies together totaling over 180,000 employees including TSA, Customs, Immigration, USDA, Border Patrol and other government workers. Over 73,400 of these employees were armed making this new department the MOST MASSIVE ARMED department EVER in the history of the government.

Their goals were to strengthen our nation’s transportation systems and borders while they protected the American citizens from terrorists. But unfortunately, these federal employees have used their newfound powers to abuse and humiliate the American traveling public. Abuse of any kind should not be tolerated by anyone.

Legislators are calling upon every state in our great country to immediately act to put our federal government on notice that the dignity of our citizens shall not be the cost of a failed federal open border policy.

These federal employees are protected from any state or federal statutes that they violate when searching passengers, crew and others. If we don’t take strong actions against these violations, where will it lead? Today planes, tomorrow trains and buses, roadways --what then?

Will the drive to the market or walk to church be viewed as a ‘privilege?’ Will we stand upon this slippery slope of paranoia that leads to invasive searches becoming a way of daily life, or say ‘No’ and defend our rights to privacy now --while we still have them?”

This book is a guide for anyone engaging in domestic or international traveling and what your rights are if you end up “singled out” or “targeted” by government workers. It was written to help you alleviate the stress and trauma when traveling and will help you sharpen your sword when interacting with federal law enforcement officers.

Author: Cathy Harris
Kindle Edition: Kindle eBook
Company: www.AngelsPress.com (2011-12-12) (2011-12-12)
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Title: Study supports air travel/VTE link.(CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE)(venous thromboembolism )(Clinical report)
Author: Neil Osterweil
Publication: Internal Medicine News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 15, 2009
Publisher: International Medical News Group
Volume: 42 Issue: 16 Page: 41(1)

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Author: Neil Osterweil
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Author: Kenneth N Carlson
Paperback: 260 pages
Company: Rain Belt Publications (1985)
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Title: Prepare patients for air travel restrictions: advise patients with lung conditions about preflight screening, cabin pressure, oxygen device regulations.(PULMONOLOGY)
Author: Damian McNamara
Publication: Internal Medicine News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: May 1, 2011
Publisher: International Medical News Group
Volume: 44 Issue: 8 Page: 29(1)

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