Cathay Pacific Launches 'I Can Fly' Program For Bay Area Students

Cathay Pacific is now accepting applications for 'I Can Fly', a program that offers high school students the opportunity to step behind the scenes of commercial aviation and explore various careers in this exciting industry. The airline provides a 9-week Academy that meets once a week to help them explore various careers in aviation.

Through a series of field trips, lectures and hands-on exercises, participants will learn everything about aviation from engineering to inflight catering, and even meet real pilots and flight attendants.

The program is provided free of charge to high school students in the San Francisco Bay Area. Applications are being accepted now. Visit:www.cathayusa.com/icanfly for more details.

AirTran Courts Students With Cheap Standby Fares

(From Smarter Travel)

AirTran is back with its third year of AirTran U, a cheap standby program for college students with fares starting at $69. While the program is not new, it remains compelling and worth a mention each time AirTran renews it, as it did this January.

The premise is simple: College-age students register with the program and show up two hours before their desired flight. If a seat is available after the final boarding call, it's theirs for either $69 or $99, depending on the length of the flight. Checked bags aren't permitted due to the nature of flying standby. Read more...