I agree with everything, except poor air quality. I have read several different articles, not put out by the airlines, that the air quality on a plane is as clean as what you would expect it to be in some hospitals. I know that on most of the planes that I flew, used HEPA filters.You mean help for the people who have jammed us into torture chambers with uncomfortable seats, poor air quality, sorry gate treatment, long lines, questionable food, and lost luggage.
I say, let them suffer.
You mean help for the people who have jammed us into torture chambers with uncomfortable seats, poor air quality, sorry gate treatment, long lines, questionable food, and lost luggage.
I say, let them suffer.
I agree, however, to answer your question, right now just the opposite is true. They are losing money everyday like you know what through a you know what. In the last ten years, the airlines raked in a lot of cash. But, keep in mind, all of the big American airlines have been buying planes and Boeing Triple 7's (777) don't come cheap. Also, a lot of those profits went to buy back their stock, pay dividends, bonuses and high salaries. It's kind of like if you hit the lottery and all of a sudden you had ten million dollars to spend. You would probably be spending and giving away cash like there was no end to it. (Or maybe not.) But, the airlines did.In a capitalistic society, why should any for-profit company - privately owned by stockholders - that pays its CEOs and top management obscene amounts of money in salary, stock options, bonuses and perks in good times qualify for government help in bad times?
Good management of a company assures that there are reserves to keep the business going in bad times. In a family, its called savings. In a business, its called reserves. Stockholders are just investors. They are betting that a business will do well. It's a gamble and not all gambles succeed.
JMHO
Yes, jets do add tons of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere. Something that is generally overlooked just because we want (need) to fly.I only have a problem with the tons of of jet fuel exhaust the put in the air.
Yes, jets do add tons of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere. Something that is generally overlooked just because we want (need) to fly.
I think maybe the op that brought up the issue about airplanes adding greenhouse gasses to the atmosphere may have been suggesting that we should seek alternate forms of energy. Just like for automobiles using gasoline. We just never investigated using alternate fuels to power combustible or jet engines.Yes, airplanes do contribute to pollution...but then, so does virtually other human activity....cars, power plants, etc.,etc. One of the Largest pollutants entering our atmosphere, daily, is Methane....coming from the manure and "flatulence" on our cattle, pig and poultry farms. Should humans all become vegetarians...and how would enough of that be grown without massive amounts of agricultural machines which would certainly release far more pollutants than airplanes???
Transportation is one of the cornerstones of modern society, and unless we want to turn the clock back, centuries, we need it.