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Before joining a Flying Club:

Your choice of flying clubs is huge but check the following before joining up:

Make sure the club has sufficient planes and planes in excellent engineering order and has at the least planes that you are capable of learning in. Also it is vital that the Club has approval from the Aviation Authority for your particular country.

What are the facilities of the club like? Does it have a well maintained runway and hanger facilities? Is the club located close to where you can drive too? Does it have a PC available for flight simulation games?

Check the qualifications of the Club’s pilots. Are their licences current and valid? Get a feeling for how passionate the instructors are for flying. If it’s just a day job to them, think twice about the club. Instructors should be willing and enthusiastic about teaching their skills to you. They should be very capable of showing you first how to operate a good flight simulation game before they even take you up in a plane. Here you can take the controls on the ground to get a feel for what it’s going to be like up in the air.

Find out how many planes are available compared to students. Each student should have his own plane. International flying clubs usually ensure that this is the case.

Check to see if the club is complying with the rules of the Aviation Authority of your particular country. The club should have a good reputation and long history with the Authority.

It’s best to find out as much about the club from as many people as you can. Talk to fellow students to see if they enjoy flying with the instructors and gaining experience.

Make sure also that the flying schedule they offer fits into your daily schedule.

Pilots have different licences so if your reason for joining is to eventually become a commercial pilot it is essential that the club has a pilot with a commercial pilot’s licence.

If you’ve been considering the acquisition of the Gulfstream 550 then you are in the market for the creme de lacreme of private jets. G550′s come equipped with the latest flying technology, including the enhanced vision technology to support inclement weather and changes in runway markings, 3-dimensional and multi-color consoles, as well as a host of other features to assist pilots on long flights.

One of the best aspects of owning thi aricraft is its range: 6,750 nautical miles (or 12,500 km) at long range cruising speed. That means that you will be able to travel half way around the world without having to stop to refuel. This can be very useful to the business traveler who must attend an international or intercontinental meeting within a condensed time frame. From Paris to Tokyo and London to D.C to Dubai. This jet is a jet of its time and its one you need to buy!

Speed is another important aspect to think about when you are looking at a Gulf Stream 550 that is for sale. Even though the Gulfstream 550 is not the fastest jet available, the Gulf Stream 550 doesn’t lack in thing luxury. The Gulf Stream 550 is powered by Rolls-Royce BR710 turbofan engines; it is capable of reaching up to Mach.885, a speed that will get you to your destination in lightning speed. Just think about this when looking at a Gulfstream 550 for sale, the G550 once went from Seoul South Korea to Orlando, Fla. (a distance of 7,301 miles) in 14.5 hours — setting a new city-pair aviation record.

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Good news for WestJet fliers. As of October 20, 2010 travelers booking flights from Asia into Canada will be able to connect with WestJet flights on a single ticket. WestJet has partnered with a Hong Kong based airway, Cathay Pacific. WestJet will not be selling direct tickets to Hong Kong.

What Does This Mean For The Airlines?

This is WestJet’s first major ticket-sharing partnership. Cathay Pacific will allow travelers to connect directly to WestJet flights once landing in Toronto or Vancouver (where they already have a hub), under one ticket. It is also expanding to six new Canadian cities: Calgary, Edmonton, Halifax, Winnipeg, Ottawa and Montreal. This is a significant milestone for them since it is the first successful international ticket arrangement.

This will also bring more travelers to Vancouver, simply because more people will be coming through their airport. Many will be passing through to other destinations but some will stay in Vancouver, which will be great for the tourism in the city.

Where Else Will WestJet Be Going?

Since WestJet is a Calgary based carrier, it will be most beneficial to the company if they can get a successful partnership with a company based out of the US. Most of the fliers that WestJet attracts are North American. They still plan on expanding through partnerships with more global carriers.

The vision at WestJet is: “…to become one of the five most successful international airlines in the world.” There has been talk of partnering with other airlines (Southwest Airlines) which have been called off. They are still determined to reach their goal and partner up with more international airlines. WestJet is planning for a similar partnership with Air France and has been discussing also with British Airways and Delta Air Lines.

Why Has It Taken So Long?

One of the delays they have encountered is with their reservation system. They needed to implement a new system which could handle the complex coding of the new arrangements. This has caused two years of headaches for the airways, but now that they have it in place hopefully new partnerships will be made quickly and effortlessly.

What Does This Mean For Travelers?

This partnership will most strongly affect North American travelers. Having the option to use a local airline will make international travel (Asia for now) will simplify the process of traveling. WestJet pioneered discount airfares in North America, and hopefully they can do the same internationally. As WestJet branches out and creates new partnerships with other international airlines it will also increase tourism to international destinations. North Americans will be more likely to travel to foreign destinations if they know and trust the airline they are traveling with.