Short-cycle aircraft leasing
Qantas parking lot at LAX by Kim Davies When planes are on the ground they don’t make money. Why then do numerous carriers the world over allow their precious metal to sit on remote stands gathering dust for hours at a time awaiting their return rotations? Simply put, I think nobody has bothered to challenge...
A livery of equals
The new United livery, post-merger Woody Allen once quipped that “you can’t ride two horses with one ass.” I can’t help but feel that this is exactly what the proposed United-Continental post-merger livery is trying to do. United was settled upon as the go-forward name because it was the stronger brand – certainly on the...
Planespotting at ATL
ATL I was in Atlanta for work a couple of weeks ago – a quick 4 day in-and-out trip. Whenever I travel I bring my trusty D90 and a couple of lenses with me. This trip was no exception. However, due to severe thunderstorms and very scratched up windows on my CRJ on the...
