The airlines could probably save a bundle by jettisoning the bilge water while flying over somebody like Pat Robertson's house. Yup, Pat and God have been chatting again. Apparently our omnipotent God can't do anything to prevent a massive terrorist attack that will kill millions this year. But oh, He just HAD to tell Pat about it. What an asshole. Pat, I mean.
--- In [email protected], "Ray Bradley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I really do mean this with absolutely zero sarcasm, but it's hard to > convey that through plain text - that is ridiculously fascinating. I > guess one olive over the course of thousands of flights each could > really mean something eventually. > > What other bizarre airline facts have you learned, or was this all > from CNBC? > > > - Ray the Suddenly Engrossed In A Subject Matter That Had Never > Occured to Him Until This Very Message. > > --- In [email protected], Diane Lochner > <dlochund@> wrote: > > > > at the risk of boring everyone, airlines study *everything* to > shave time, minutes, weight, etc to maximize the amount of time their > aircraft are in the air (airplanes in the air make money...airplanes > sitting around do not) I know that recently, in the last year or so, > a few airlines experimented with different boarding procedures and as > I recall, there wasn't a staggering difference in time-to-load > figures for different schemes (ie boarding in groups, boarding all at > once, by row, etc.) > > > > Most airlines who have first class cabins allow those passengers, > people with kids/needing assistance, exit row, and elite-status > passengers to board earlier. Southwest's system of boarding zones > lets them "turn" a plane at an airport very quickly and get it back > in the air. > > > > I think it was American that at once time learned they could save > something like $30,000 a year by reducing by one the number of olives > in a salad. If anyone out there is REALLY curious, CNBC did a > fascinating 2 hour behind the scenes look at American Airlines > earlier this fall. > > > > Yes, I am a huge airline nerd. > > > > >
