tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1377385119326285192.post8970716661906706401..comments2024-02-23T00:27:41.196-08:00Comments on Refugees From the City: The Bristol "Brabazon"John the Scientisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03467337009577733553noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1377385119326285192.post-50028301246773412522008-02-21T05:45:00.000-08:002008-02-21T05:45:00.000-08:00I think Singapore Air and JAL / ANA have physical ...I think Singapore Air and JAL / ANA have physical standards. Code shares between ANA and United show a huge weight and age disparity. <BR/><BR/>Not that I think you should have to be a model to be an attendant, but your hips should not brush both aisle seats as you walk down the aircraft, adn you should be able to physically assist passengers with their overhead bags, not ask a nother passenger to lend a hand. <BR/><BR/>But the attitude difference is also astonishing. Japanese customer service at work, again.John the Scientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03467337009577733553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1377385119326285192.post-7809188176327180212008-02-20T12:26:00.000-08:002008-02-20T12:26:00.000-08:00John you are absolutely correct about the corporat...John you are absolutely correct about the corporate officers being stuck in the earlier era - that was the precise problem. Of course if everyone would get stuck in the earlier era we could still be flying Pan Am flying boats!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1377385119326285192.post-13181762243139034802008-02-20T12:25:00.000-08:002008-02-20T12:25:00.000-08:00Yup there was more than one "Premium Business" air...Yup there was more than one "Premium Business" airline in the 1990s, when the airline business was booming. I remember MGM Grand Air because they had physical standards for flight attendants.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1377385119326285192.post-61624759499921966092008-02-19T09:21:00.000-08:002008-02-19T09:21:00.000-08:00In the early 90's MGM Grand Air flew a very small ...In the early 90's MGM Grand Air flew a very small fleet of DC-8's and 757's. When you boarded from the front, first you walked through a section that was laid out like booths in a diner with plush chairs facing each other over a table that could be stowed.<BR/><BR/>The middle of the plane had 6 cabins, 4 laid out like railroad cabins, 1 a room for in-flight massages and I forget what the 6th was for.<BR/>In the rear of the plane were about 30 seats laid out like what you'd expect first class to look like on any other airline. <BR/><BR/>They only flew L.A. to NY and I think they added Las Vegas before they went bankrupt.<BR/><BR/>I flew on it once because even though I had to pay for the flight, I was booking it through one of the studios' travel departments. It turned out I could pay full fare on one of the "normal" airlines or pay $12 more for MGM Grand.<BR/><BR/>It was a nice way to travel.Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00648438549121320566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1377385119326285192.post-18905141478434925612008-02-18T18:48:00.000-08:002008-02-18T18:48:00.000-08:00"galley, salon, and theater."How long could the da..."galley, salon, and theater."<BR/><BR/>How long could the damn thing stay aloft?<BR/><BR/>Sounds like a case of corporate officers and marketers being stuck in an older, inappropriate paradigm.<BR/><BR/>Not that I've ever seen any examples of that in this century. ;-)John the Scientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03467337009577733553noreply@blogger.com