Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Turkey Eve 2009
(1) A Black Friday tribute: The aluminum Christmas tree.
(3) I'm moving to Japan (or at the very least trying to figure out how to do my Black Friday shopping there).
(3A) Problem solved!
(4) What Facebook Can't Give You: Over 52 Years, These Men Have Evolved Into Movers and Shakers—Together (WSJ)
The aluminum Christmas tree was used as a symbol of the over-commercialization of Christmas in the 1965 Peanuts holiday special, "A Charlie Brown Christmas". The program is considered a classic amongst Christmas specials,[5] and its mention of the aluminum tree solidified the tree's legendary status while satirizing it as well.(2) The Muppets: Bohemian Rhapsody
(3) I'm moving to Japan (or at the very least trying to figure out how to do my Black Friday shopping there).
(3A) Problem solved!
(4) What Facebook Can't Give You: Over 52 Years, These Men Have Evolved Into Movers and Shakers—Together (WSJ)
Monday, September 07, 2009
Weekend 111.1
Random Weekend Links
(1) U.S. overcomes another slow start to down El Salvador
Football Hooligans
(2) The best British Airways' adverts ever
(3) Boxes to help you get organized!
(4) The art of John Berkey
(1) U.S. overcomes another slow start to down El Salvador
Football Hooligans
(2) The best British Airways' adverts ever
(3) Boxes to help you get organized!
(4) The art of John Berkey
Labels: airlines, soccer, weekend
Wednesday, August 05, 2009
How about a bailout for the airlines?
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Marketing 210
United Airlines Shows How Not To Run Your Business (Forbes)
Many companies forget their main purpose and become bogged down in just sustaining their operations. United forgets that it's not only selling a means of transportation that is faster than trains or cars. For vacationers, who make up most passenger traffic, it's selling dreams and memories. An airline flight is typically the first and last part of a newlywed couple's honeymoon, or a family's overseas trip in planning for years. People remember such journeys forever. I fondly recall my own first flight on TWA when I was six years old, to Italy and Greece with my parents. Likewise, my childhood flights on Delta to see my grandmother in Florida. What United fails to get is that it is selling dreams, not just a form of transportation. Few United employees take pride in their jobs, and it shows.
Many companies forget their main purpose and become bogged down in just sustaining their operations. United forgets that it's not only selling a means of transportation that is faster than trains or cars. For vacationers, who make up most passenger traffic, it's selling dreams and memories. An airline flight is typically the first and last part of a newlywed couple's honeymoon, or a family's overseas trip in planning for years. People remember such journeys forever. I fondly recall my own first flight on TWA when I was six years old, to Italy and Greece with my parents. Likewise, my childhood flights on Delta to see my grandmother in Florida. What United fails to get is that it is selling dreams, not just a form of transportation. Few United employees take pride in their jobs, and it shows.
Labels: airlines
Monday, July 06, 2009
Grounded
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Weekend 86.0
(1) Thousands in scramble for free books after Amazon supplier abandons warehouse(2) Microsoft Shows Off More Windows 7 Improvements
(3) 14 Awesome Windows 7 Wallpapers
(4) Ryanair Pay-to-Pee Proposal Pisses Off Customers
(5) Peter Arnell Explains Failed Tropicana Package Design (The packaging was the equivalent of the iObama™ European Socialism Plan)
(6) Pulp friction at Tropicana
Labels: airlines, books, microsoft, weekend
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Weekend 77.2 (As I Please V0.1)
The steelysleek buildings of Farnborough Airport aren't only cool to gawk at, they'll remind you of a time when stewardesses wore Pucci and air travel was fun.A stewardess like this? Naughty.
Related
Flying Doesn't Have to be Such a Bummer
Tip: The Art & Science of Traveling Light
The Vivienne Tam Virtual Catwalk
Friday, December 19, 2008
Weekend 77.0
I'm on my typical holiday posting schedule (and also a little burned out). I traveled yesterday on JetBlue and departed from the new T5 at JFK. Access to T5 from AirTrain is greatly improved and the long-term parking at JFK remains the best bargain in NYC (don't tell Nanny Mayor). T5 is very spacious and the retail is more akin to Heathrow. I even managed to do a little Christmas shopping at MUJI.
Related
A Peek Inside the New JetBlue Terminal at JFK: An Antidote to Air Rage?
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A Peek Inside the New JetBlue Terminal at JFK: An Antidote to Air Rage?
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Weekend 74.4
(1) Nextel asks what if roadies ran the world...(2) American Airlines ad from the 2008 Super Bowl.
(3) Payton Manning as the attitudinally resilient traveler.
Labels: airlines, airports, weekend
Friday, September 26, 2008
Weekend 67.0
Sit back. Relax, and enjoy these and other airlines' safety videos.I flew Virgin Atlantic to the UK and thought their safety video was ace.
Continuing my trip around the world...
Here I am sporting a cheeky international floppy hat as I head to the airport for my flight on Fisher Price Airlines.
What’s being loaded into this plane?
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Theres a bar in far bombay...
(1) A cool graphic for a great cause.(2) JetBlue's new Terminal 5.
(3) American Airlines launches airborne broadband service.
(4) Airport Technology - The website for the airport industry.
(5) United to end free meals on many trans-Atlantic flights.
Monday, April 14, 2008
Inside American Airlines: A Week in the Life
I caught this program on CNBC on Sunday night and highly recommend it to anyone interested in the airline industry and/or the economics of managing an airline. It's narrated by Paul Greenberg and he does a decent job examining the industry via American Airlines in areas like logistics (baggage, travelers, fleet, and cargo), fuel costs, passenger safety (post 9/11), and maintenance.
The segment on rewards (frequent flier miles) will make you angry, especially now since AA is charging $10 to cover the variable cost of your seat. What I found most fascinating is how little profit the airline makes on each flight. As a result, the airline is incentivized to keep those planes full and off the tarmac. At one point in the program, Greenberg shows a slide that shows how many flights between LAX, JFK and BDA one airliner must make in one week/month to reach maximum profitability.
One other comment...I thought the CEO seemed a bit smarmy.
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The segment on rewards (frequent flier miles) will make you angry, especially now since AA is charging $10 to cover the variable cost of your seat. What I found most fascinating is how little profit the airline makes on each flight. As a result, the airline is incentivized to keep those planes full and off the tarmac. At one point in the program, Greenberg shows a slide that shows how many flights between LAX, JFK and BDA one airliner must make in one week/month to reach maximum profitability.
One other comment...I thought the CEO seemed a bit smarmy.
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Labels: airlines, airports, business, economics
