I congratulate Stephen Slater, the JetBlue flight attendant, who made an abrupt and unique departure from his plane this week. I congratulate him not for his specific actions, but more for not taking the angry approach that some seem to be taking lately on their co-workers in the workplace. Instead of taking a gun to work, he chose a spontaneous exit with a beer in hand. The angry mob is made up of angry individuals. It's up to each individual to "deal" with their specific situation in an appropriate manner. Mr. Slater will be job hunting and might spend some time in the "slammer", but at least there won't be any funerals this week. And, he brought a chuckle to many. As Johnny Paycheck famously said "take this job and shove it".
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/08/11/earlyshow/main6763004.shtml
Showing posts with label airline. Show all posts
Showing posts with label airline. Show all posts
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Airborne Consumption
This cool video presents worldwide airline traffic over 24 hours. Note the northern hemisphere "fuel consumption" versus that of the southern hemisphere.
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Frequent Flyer Forecast
This tip was published in 1995 by Robert Prechter in his book, "At The Crest of The Tidal Wave"....page .103
"The airlines issue credits to reward people who fly, order flowers, take a language course, stay in certain hotels, rent cars, call long distance, or even invest in a mutual fund. This frezied purchase of customer goodwill has been paid for with future obligation, so it is simply debt, a huge debt. Already, nonpaying flyers account for 7% of the seats filled on the average flight by major carriers. When the depression arrives, that percentage will soar. The industry's debt to its best customers is now huge, and its ability to pay it is negligible. The problem is just beginning to show up in airline's policies of further restricting the time and seats available for certificate redemption. This is only the hint of the default that is coming. Any renewed contraction in the economy will devestate the transportation industry. If you have accumulated any frequent flyer miles, you should use them up as fast as you can."
"The airlines issue credits to reward people who fly, order flowers, take a language course, stay in certain hotels, rent cars, call long distance, or even invest in a mutual fund. This frezied purchase of customer goodwill has been paid for with future obligation, so it is simply debt, a huge debt. Already, nonpaying flyers account for 7% of the seats filled on the average flight by major carriers. When the depression arrives, that percentage will soar. The industry's debt to its best customers is now huge, and its ability to pay it is negligible. The problem is just beginning to show up in airline's policies of further restricting the time and seats available for certificate redemption. This is only the hint of the default that is coming. Any renewed contraction in the economy will devestate the transportation industry. If you have accumulated any frequent flyer miles, you should use them up as fast as you can."
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