I love to fly, and I was a pretty serious “road warrior” for many years. From the mid-80’s through the late 90’s, I travelled the world on business, racking up over 750,000 flight miles (this is actual miles flown, not counting bonus miles and frequent flyer credits). I’m sure I’ve added at least another 250,000 miles on various trips since then, so I think I’ve flown more than a million miles in my life.
Whew, that’s a lot of time in an out of airports, going through security, eating those absolutely YUMMY meals they serve up …
I can’t imagine what the world would be like without airlines – it’s a fascinating business that’s indispensible to our modern economy and lifestyle. But for the life of me, I can’t think of a job that would be worse than being the CEO of an airline.
Think of it this way – you have HUGE capital investments, low margins, four different unions you have to contend with
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