Comments for Neil Krey's Waypoints

Comment on When the Going Gets Weird… by neilkrey

neilkrey — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 20:47:30 +0000

… and “What is it doing now?”

Comment on Top 10 Reasons GA is Better than the Airlines by neilkrey

neilkrey — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 20:45:58 +0000

Possibly, but I think most fractionals still have a much higher level of service than the airlines.

Comment on Too Big to Fix by neilkrey

neilkrey — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 20:44:40 +0000

Good points, though I think at least one of the airlines that went through that process has come close to needing it again.

Comment on When the Going Gets Weird… by ScottMathews

ScottMathews — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 04:00:23 +0000

“I don’t know” probably ranks right up there with “oh sh–” as famous last words on a CVR.

Comment on Top 10 Reasons GA is Better than the Airlines by ScottMathews

ScottMathews — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 03:57:45 +0000

This is true if you actually own your own aircraft. If your “personal aircraft” is a fractional, you may end up with the worst of both worlds.

Comment on Too Big to Fix by ScottMathews

ScottMathews — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 03:54:57 +0000

Every major airline except WN and AA has been through bankruptcy at least once since the mid-1980s, some as many as three times. People kept on flying and the companies stayed in business, stronger than ever. Why can’t the automakers do the same? A managed, orderly bankruptcy with pledges of Federal support for pensions and other critical obligations might be the best thing that ever happened to the automakers.