Throughout the semester with all the many guest speakers we've had, I proudly have to say that I have in-fact, have changed my career path. Ive been a flight major every since I started here at Eastern and I have to say that after hearing the many testimonies from all the pilots we've had speak, I would like to go in to management.
Don't get me wrong, I love flying, it's my passion but some things such as lifestyle is more important to me as I mature. Recently getting engaged and hearing how hard a pilots lifestyle can be on a family is becoming more and more of a reason to go in to management. I love the fact that I can be in my own bed every night for the most part if I make the courageous decision to finish my degree in Aviation Management.
Over the next five years, I plan to move my way up within Delta Airlines in to a management position. With my spare time, if I have any, I plan to outreach to younger youth to promote career choices in aviation. Possibly start some sort of high school aviation outreach program. I would like to start a rotational mentorship program with Delta to help those who want to go in to aviation but don't exactly know what field of the industry. But ultimately I just want to be happy with what I'm doing career wise.
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Little Airlines, Big Ideas
Two budget carriers operating international that are trying to separate themselves from the major legacy carriers are La Compagnie and WOW airlines. Both targeting different types of business. La Compagnie offers an all business class experience for a fraction of the price. For a whopping $1500 USD once can fly round-trip, non-stop from EWR (Newark, NJ) to CDG (Paris). This experience includes the lie-flat seating along with the champagne experience like any other legacy carrier. They operate a Boeing 757 narrow body aircraft with 74 lie-flat seats.
As for WOW airlines who is based out of Reykjavik and fly's from BOS (Boston) to Reykjavik and then onward to 18 other cities within Europe for a measly price of around $400 USD. The Price is includes nothing but your seat which means bags, meals, and beverages are all at an extra cost. This targets a certain type of passenger who might not of had the opportunity to travel international due to high travel prices, but is now able to.
Both airlines are owned by Icelandic Airlines. Targeting all markets, Icelandic Airlines is genius for doing such a thing. Appealing to the budget conscientious as well as the well business market and everything in-between, only time will tell if this pyramid will rise or fall.
Having covered every aspect of the airline market, this will definitely make it hard on US carriers or any legacy carrier for that matter. It is creating more competition which is not always a bad thing, but then again, having too much competition will create a decline in everyones profits.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/garywalther/2014/09/25/la-compagnie-the-upstart-business-class-only-airline-with-the-best-ny-paris-business-class-fare/
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-2763402/Business-class-ONLY-Michelin-starred-menus-massage-chairs-luxury-cosmetics-new-boutique-airline.html
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