tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133703253863123050.post7217682998101379411..comments2024-02-21T03:48:52.674-05:00Comments on Flying Lessons: Following the Leader in Airline EmergenciesChristine Negronihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15190247339367487575noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133703253863123050.post-32457410626753899252012-01-28T17:05:07.644-05:002012-01-28T17:05:07.644-05:00It looks frightening!It looks frightening!Elizabeth Mathesonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04824059855067354046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133703253863123050.post-32774778424638513052011-11-11T05:05:53.643-05:002011-11-11T05:05:53.643-05:00Accept vulgarity, etc editing, but only things ple...Accept vulgarity, etc editing, but only things pleasing to blog author?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133703253863123050.post-87659867639447532012011-10-04T08:35:15.550-04:002011-10-04T08:35:15.550-04:00"Evacuating a 777 is a little frightening&quo..."Evacuating a 777 is a little frightening"<br /><br />Your next assignment, should you choose to accept it, is to find a demo slide for the upper-deck of an AIRBUS 380 and give it a try. Yikes!John Darbohttp://www.argus.aeronoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133703253863123050.post-69289678603161209872011-09-30T21:14:15.694-04:002011-09-30T21:14:15.694-04:00Christine
One of my pet peeves is when an airline...Christine<br /><br />One of my pet peeves is when an airline permits or even promotes making the safety announcements into an "Americas Got Talent" audition. How do you expect customers to take these instructions seriously when the airline doesn't. On the other hand, I am not sure that using the fact that "We're ready for the crash!" is a good marketing strategy.<br /><br />Here's another alternative. Have one of the umpteen movie channels in the back of the plane show a Discovery or Nat Geo style documentary on the crash subject and how to effectively survive. You know, real life stories that show the importance of this knowledge.<br /><br />Finally, I must say that coercing people to do what is good for them is part of the reason we are having this conversation. People need to take a little personal responsibility here. This sounds too much like, "Do your homework and I will get you a Happy Meal."<br /><br />Wait a minute, I've got it. Let's give everyone who doesn't talk on their mobile phone while driving to the airport and upgrade. I bet First Class would still only have full fare passengers.<br /><br />JimJim Blaszczakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00096277595889819199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133703253863123050.post-89736880241825805882011-09-29T14:49:37.652-04:002011-09-29T14:49:37.652-04:00Christine, you have a great idea there. I'll r...Christine, you have a great idea there. I'll raise you. I think that the airlines should "pay" people to take the course.<br /><br />How about course-graduates get preference for exit row and bulkhead seating and move to the front of the queue for any "space available" boarding? That would bring in the frequent fliers, who are the best folks to have trained and ready.<br /><br />Rgds,<br /><br />FrankFrank Van Hastehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10821687850881538546noreply@blogger.com