Subjectivist wrote:http://www.politico.com/story/2013/10/barack-obama-allies-airline-merger-american-airlines-us-airways-99140.html
Why are there so many people in favour of this merger? It would mean major layoffs in those airports where both airlines have service right now.
Alfred Tennyson wrote:We are not now that strength which in old days
Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are;
One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.
A storied name in U.S. military transport is fading into history. World Airways shut down on Thursday amid a failure to find financing, four months after its parent company blamed Pentagon budget cuts for a sharp squeeze in business and put the airline into bankruptcy.
World Airways was founded in 1948 and transported U.S. troops starting in 1951, when the U.S. entered the Korean conflict. The charter airline flew its last flight on Wednesday, a day after its primary creditor declared the company in default and ended financing; World laid off 325 employees on Thursday. ”A lot of people have worked hard to try to save our airline,” Eric Bergesen, World Airways’ chief operating officer, said in a news release. “Despite this regrettable outcome, I sincerely thank each of our employees for their dedication and continued support as we attempted to build a future for the company.”
Alfred Tennyson wrote:We are not now that strength which in old days
Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are;
One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.
Ibon wrote:Besides moving people I can't come up with many absolute essential items moved by air freight. Many businesses however depend on air freight for their Just in Time delivery systems. Dell for example. This corporate model is incredibly energy inefficient and only works in a cheap oil world were the costs of shipping is a small percentage of a total cost of a product. It not only requires airfreight for it to work but it also keeps delivery systems dependent on freight trucks instead of by slower rail.
I could imagine companies charging large transportation fuel surcharges for faster deliveries. How many people would wait 3-4 weeks instead of 3-4 days on the delivery of a new Dell computer for example if the slower delivery enabled them to save $100.00 off the price of the product?
Apr 2004 880,922
May 2004 898,533
Jun 2004 903,628
Jul 2004 943,579
Aug 2004 953,883
Sep 2004 878,295
Oct 2004 922,481
Nov 2004 880,899
Dec 2004 902,537
Jan 2005 874,970
Feb 2005 822,763
Mar 2005 938,077
Apr 2005 907,088
May 2005 943,824
Jun 2005 935,753
Jul 2005 965,137
Aug 2005 966,829
Sep 2005 879,305
Oct 2005 894,881
Nov 2005 859,291
Dec 2005 870,070
Jan 2006 854,366
Feb 2006 779,332
Mar 2006 897,220
Apr 2006 866,020
May 2006 895,904
Jun 2006 894,934
Jul 2006 932,287
Aug 2006 945,269
Sep 2006 865,532
Oct 2006 893,960
Nov 2006 856,846
Dec 2006 876,683
Jan 2007 875,910
Feb 2007 789,443
Mar 2007 905,088
Apr 2007 882,000
May 2007 916,820
Jun 2007 907,227
Jul 2007 943,803
Aug 2007 951,928
Sep 2007 871,528
Oct 2007 907,785
Nov 2007 870,798
Dec 2007 876,304
Jan 2008 866,101
Feb 2008 814,993
Mar 2008 893,947
Apr 2008 872,408
May 2008 893,808
Jun 2008 890,626
Jul 2008 924,376
Aug 2008 901,329
Sep 2008 790,019
Oct 2008 821,428
Nov 2008 769,649
Dec 2008 787,332
Jan 2009 778,746
Feb 2009 722,738
Mar 2009 819,020
Apr 2009 797,800
May 2009 814,786
Jun 2009 828,510
Jul 2009 867,673
Aug 2009 853,848
Sep 2009 769,479
Oct 2009 786,746
Nov 2009 755,358
Dec 2009 771,565
Jan 2010 763,276
Feb 2010 684,497
Mar 2010 811,566
Apr 2010 790,385
May 2010 811,509
Jun 2010 823,681
Jul 2010 860,995
Aug 2010 856,771
Sep 2010 780,880
Oct 2010 801,544
Nov 2010 766,888
Dec 2010 770,465
Jan 2011 751,425
Feb 2011 688,841
Mar 2011 828,407
Apr 2011 790,460
May 2011 813,209
Jun 2011 828,387
Jul 2011 862,353
Aug 2011 841,926
Sep 2011 769,888
Oct 2011 787,819
Nov 2011 745,073
Dec 2011 770,842
Jan 2012 747,385
Feb 2012 713,451
Mar 2012 803,714
Apr 2012 777,568
May 2012 797,259
Jun 2012 809,011
Jul 2012 835,340
Aug 2012 830,022
Sep 2012 742,150
Oct 2012 759,163
Nov 2012 732,713
Dec 2012 740,314
Jan 2013 732,181
Feb 2013 671,818
Mar 2013 785,679
Apr 2013 763,142
May 2013 793,536
Jun 2013 793,568
Jul 2013 830,339
Aug 2013 823,618
Sep 2013 746,576
Oct 2013 770,330
Nov 2013 719,460
Dec 2013 731,935
Jan 2014 692,704
Feb 2014 637,977
Mar 2014 769,273
Apr 2014 738,403
SOURCE: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Market and Segment
Alfred Tennyson wrote:We are not now that strength which in old days
Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are;
One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.
Alfred Tennyson wrote:We are not now that strength which in old days
Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are;
One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.
Part of this is undoubtedly the economy, and partly because this is a count of flights and not individual passengers it is a reflection of the move to larger and larger aircraft.
dolanbaker wrote:Part of this is undoubtedly the economy, and partly because this is a count of flights and not individual passengers it is a reflection of the move to larger and larger aircraft.
It's not just the fewer and larger aircraft, it is also the use of smaller and more efficient planes on the shorter routes and more careful flight planning.
For example Ryanair will leave their aircraft all over Europe rather than fly them "home" half empty.
A half empty flight used to be a common sight, but very rare these days as some airlines would cancel such flights and transfer the passengers to other flights.
The airline industry has made some major changes to remain in business after the quadrupling of fuel prices over the past decade.
Pops wrote:
Airlines become more "efficient" by cutting flights, packing the seats, eliminating the peanuts and loser routes. This is how the world as you know it ends, not with a bang or a whimper but scratching and clawing every inch.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galway_Airport
Galway Airport (Irish: Aerphort na Gaillimhe) was located at Carnmore, 4 NM (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) north of Galway City, County Galway, Ireland and is managed by Corrib Airport Limited. It has not serviced any flights since 31 October 2011, when Aer Arann ceased commercial operations at the airport. At 1289 m (4230 ft), the runway is too short to handle most jet airliners and so scheduled services are restricted to turboprop aircraft or small executive jets. In November 2013 it was announced that the airport's aviation licence would cease, closing the airport
dolanbaker wrote:Pops wrote:
Airlines become more "efficient" by cutting flights, packing the seats, eliminating the peanuts and loser routes. This is how the world as you know it ends, not with a bang or a whimper but scratching and clawing every inch.
That is exactly what is happening in the airline business, plus a number of regional airports are also closing as well.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galway_Airport
Galway Airport (Irish: Aerphort na Gaillimhe) was located at Carnmore, 4 NM (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) north of Galway City, County Galway, Ireland and is managed by Corrib Airport Limited. It has not serviced any flights since 31 October 2011, when Aer Arann ceased commercial operations at the airport. At 1289 m (4230 ft), the runway is too short to handle most jet airliners and so scheduled services are restricted to turboprop aircraft or small executive jets. In November 2013 it was announced that the airport's aviation licence would cease, closing the airport
You could extend this trend to all energy intensive activities that are not essential to maintaining a reasonable standard of living.
Alfred Tennyson wrote:We are not now that strength which in old days
Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are;
One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.
Pops wrote:Not to sound too corny but there is a range of mitigation in every area of modern life, not the simplistic either/or "Non-negotiable Lifestyle" and "Total Systemic Collapse" dichotomy that makes for good blog posts.
The one thing Peakers should have learned over the last 10-20 years is a self-organizing system will reorganize when disturbed. This canary won't simply fall off it's perch without warning, it will grow bigger lungs at the expense of its pretty singing voice, shed the colorful plumage and grow scales in it's place, and develop big claws to hang on to that perch at all costs.
Airlines become more "efficient" by cutting flights, packing the seats, eliminating the peanuts and loser routes. This is how the world as you know it ends, not with a bang or a whimper but scratching and clawing every inch.
The canary is more like an alligator.
“The harrowing reality for Malaysia Airlines after MH17 is that if the government doesn’t have an immediate game plan, every day that passes will contribute to its self-destruction and eventual demise,” aviation analyst Shukor Yusof told AFP. Losing “one to two million US dollars a day,” the airline has “the bandwidth to stay afloat for about six more months based on my estimates of its cash reserves,” Shukor said.
Alfred Tennyson wrote:We are not now that strength which in old days
Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are;
One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.
Should airlines be the canary? Airlines get better mpg than automobiles.Tanada wrote:If private airlines are the canary I think they are the investors are going to start abandoning the sinking stock when they figure Peak Oil out.
A Prius With Wings vs. a Guzzler in the CloudsU.S. major airlines average about 64 mpg, according to calculations using Department of Transportation data for 2009. For each gallon of jet fuel, airlines could, on average, fly one seat 64 miles. That's better than your SUV or hybrid car, unless you pack lots of people into the car.
Boeing says its 777-200ER wide-body jet gets nearly 82 miles to the gallon with 301 seats, all full, on a 3,000-mile trip. Boeing says the champ in its current line-up is the 737-900 with 180 passengers flying 1,000 miles. It gets nearly 99 mpg. The plane with the best average mpg in Airbus's current line-up is the A320 family.
G.M. to Close Hummer After Sale FailsDETROIT — General Motors said on Wednesday that it would shut down Hummer, the brand of big sport utility vehicles that became synonymous with the term gas guzzler, after a deal to sell it to a Chinese manufacturer fell apart.
The buyer, Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machines, said in a statement that it had withdrawn its bid because it was unable to receive approval from the Chinese government, which was trying to put a new emphasis on limiting China’s dependence on imported oil and protecting the environment.
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