Saturday, November 22, 2008
Weekend 74.0 (As I Please)
Articles from the Limestone Roof Print Archives (LRPA):
Disney
A Tale Of Two Main Streets; The towns that inspired Disney are searching for a little magic of their own. (10.15.98)
America Loves to Hate the Mouse; Behind the Fantasy Walt Disney Built Looms a Dark Reality. On His 100th Anniversary, It Can Now Be Revealed. (12.5.01)
The future catches up to theme park of tomorrow (4.14.94)
Topical
An Icon Falls On Hard Times; In India, the Ambassador Car Fights to Survive Competition (3.4.99)
C.S. Lewis a writer for all times, but his faith puts some people off by Cal Thomas
Media rarely objective about homosexuality by Cal Thomas
Disney
A Tale Of Two Main Streets; The towns that inspired Disney are searching for a little magic of their own. (10.15.98)
America Loves to Hate the Mouse; Behind the Fantasy Walt Disney Built Looms a Dark Reality. On His 100th Anniversary, It Can Now Be Revealed. (12.5.01)
The future catches up to theme park of tomorrow (4.14.94)
Topical
An Icon Falls On Hard Times; In India, the Ambassador Car Fights to Survive Competition (3.4.99)
C.S. Lewis a writer for all times, but his faith puts some people off by Cal Thomas
Media rarely objective about homosexuality by Cal Thomas
Labels: business, disney, weekend
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
