i'm not sure I believe your zero-sarcasm pledge.... 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 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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. > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
