Posted by julian on Feb 4, 2010 in
Export
Our largest exports by volume are waste paper and scrap metal. Even hay and cotton rates a mention! Doesn’t this say something about our malaise? If we are going green as President Obama tells us this is the future, recycling is very much part of that cause. Why can’t we re-process the scrap metal and [...]
Tags: China, Export, United, United States
Posted by julian on May 21, 2009 in
Airlines,
Export
Had former CEO Geoff Dickson, his worthless board of directors and kiss-ass management team got their way and sold the company to a bunch of private equity thugs who were 100% financing the deal, Qantas would today be out of business. Why? Because if it weren’t for their strong balance sheet, there would be no [...]
Tags: BNE, Continental, Delta, Donald Trump, Geoff Dickson, LAX, PanAm, Qantas, Richard Branson, south pacific, SYD, United, Virgin
Posted by julian on May 15, 2009 in
Airlines,
Economy
It has already taken place in America, with now just four legacy airlines still in business, Delta, American, United and Continental. Because every country in the world including tiny Nauru Island in the Pacific (population 13,500) feels it must have its own airline, nationalism has been the major factor, irrespective of the losses/potential losses, that [...]
Tags: Air France, American, Belgium, British Midland, Canada, Continental, Delta, KLM, Lufthansa, Naura Island, New Zealand, Switzerland, United