No. IMO the "market" no longer matters. And going forward it is going to become more and more obvious. It is already down to "our way or the highway". As Big Corporations complete their merger with the Government it won't matter one bit. The New World Order has arrived.

(Written on 01/22/2021)(Permalink)

They are next.

(Written on 01/21/2021)(Permalink)

Exactly!

(Written on 01/21/2021)(Permalink)

O.K. I get it. I understand. BUT, I grew-up just down the Street from the Woolman's in Atlanta. I have seen the company go from very humble beginnings to a world-wide giant. I have flown all over the world on DL. In all of those flights I have lost count of how many rude DL employees I have seen in action. Not just to me, mostly towards others. So, pardon me Mr. Bastion, but, I think arrogance and narcissism must have taken you over! AND, I'll bet Mr. Bastion will never return a penny of the Billion Dollars hand-out he got from us taxpayers----- some of whom, will be banned. Where is the justice for a one-sided argument? Has air travel become a totalitarian transportation experience? Just another glaring example of how the Big Corporations that rule us no longer care about the "marketplace". I can't stand a bully.

(Written on 01/21/2021)(Permalink)

Over time they went from questionable content to content without any credibility at all. Thank heavens the noise is now silenced. Activists masquerading as journalists.

(Written on 01/15/2021)(Permalink)

They squash and cover-up the amount of bullet holes they have to repair every year or nobody would fly. Some years ago a man was hit while the aircraft was waiting to take off in ATL. The story never even made the newspaper.

(Written on 01/08/2021)(Permalink)

Because of publicity issues the airlines are usually loathe to report incidents such as this unless they have to because too many people "know". Many large airports are located in somewhat unsavory areas and are subject to random airborne projectiles. Especially around the holidays that are associated with "fireworks". For those who have never experienced life in the "'hood" I can tell you that a lot of "fireworks" are actually "firearms" and most of the idiots firing them do not have enough sense to fire the bullets into the ground instead of the air. You get the idea, I'm sure. You will not find me on an airplane on New Years eve. or July 4th. Just 'sayin.

(Written on 01/08/2021)(Permalink)

There were numerous (and highly publicized) accidents and incidents right from the start. AA lost the first one, Then BN, NW and EA. After the LEAP program closed NW lost another that was highly public. It was ugly for a while and the uninformed mainstream media as well as uninformed members of the House and Senate made things even worse. In that era probably less than 20% of the US had ever stepped foot on an airplane. Since the Jerry Springer show did not exist at the time there was nothing better to watch. It was another world. Today, if it weren't for the same mainstream media vying for ratings and $$$$$$ nobody would give a s#*t. Whomever has the cheapest fare wins. They will get on a box-kite if it is cheap enough.

(Written on 01/03/2021)(Permalink)

For sure! Oh, and then there is the P-3 hot-rod.

(Written on 12/11/2020)(Permalink)

*short-sighted! The -188 was not the first project that Lockheed had a flutter problem with. They were always pushing the speed envelope and paid the price. The L-14 and the P-38 come to mind. The upside was the -188 became a niche aircraft. It certainly served its purpose well. EA was loath to retire theirs and as a launch customer held on to theirs until 1977 or so.(They had an open-house event at ATL in the fall of 1963 to show off the new 727 and just inside the hanger was a DC-7B and an Electra. Neither one was very old BUT the difference between them and the 727 was striking.The jets had made them obsolete). They also found good homes in Alaska, Canada, and Brazil. Cold-weather performance was excellent! I flew many trips on the -188's. I remember when they were advertised as "vibration-free" and "quiet" without the "roar" of piston engines. That was laughable. Once the propellers were in Flight Regime there was a cyclic vibration that was more pronounced the closer you got

(Written on 12/11/2020)(Permalink)