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Tale of the tape: Amtrak is more comfortable than airlines
Last week I traveled to Washington, D.C., to discuss the state of the airline industry in a public meeting at the U.S. Department of Transportation. I got there by Amtrak. (www.usatoday.com) 更多...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Do they make the airlines run an evacuation test when they increase the number of seats in an aircraft? I forget what the test is officially called, but it's the one they do to confirm that they can completely evacuate the aircraft within a specific period of time for certification. If they do not, they should have to every time they make such a change. There's no way your getting out of smaller seats, packed together tighter, with more passangers, as quickly.
I'm sorry that someone decided my previous comments weren't PC enough for someone. Basically, I was saying that if cost-efficiency is the only criteria , then soon we shall all be flying in pilotless planes, perhaps with poles to hang on to, rather than seats:) ...For very short trips, yes, Amtrak is an excellent alternative if the routing makes sense
Listen up, folks. The United States of America has got the best airline system with the finest , most dedicated pilots, and the very best ATC system, on God's green earth. And that's a fact! And we've got the best overall transportation choices in the world, also...everything from walking to owning your very own G650--it's all here!the only thing needed to enjoy an airline trip is the right attitude.
So you wanna know what's wrong with this country? Ok, I'll tell ya...it's the union boys, the New Yawk-Bwoston-DC crowd, and the young -punk cost-efficiency mob in DC! Yes, they and the California bay Area-academic NIMBY snobs have made progress almost impossible in this country...because of them, we can't have an American SST, we can't have high-speed rail,we can't have the Keystone pipeline, we can't have clean coal, we can't have nuclear power---all because of a few loudmouths on the coasts, candy-a**** who would die if they heard a sonic boom or had to live within 500 miles of a nuclear power plant...
So, want to know what would be really great in this country? Ok, I'll tell ya...an American SST, The keystone Pipeline, Clean Coal, Nuclear Power, high-speed rail, and a Retro Airline that only flew the Lockheed 1049 Super Constellation, the DC-7, and the DC-3 for short hauls...and above all, we need a can-do attitude towards progress...most of the time on this site I see the same crowd whining about cost and why it can't be ddone...But there is always a good reason not to do anything, or to make excuses and be satisfied with what we should not be satisfied with...I ask the nay-sayers about high-speed rail, for example, why do anything at all? Why did Rice ever play Texas?
So you wanna know what's wrong with this country? Ok, I'll tell ya...it's the union boys, the New Yawk-Bwoston-DC crowd, and the young -punk cost-efficiency mob in DC! Yes, they and the California bay Area-academic NIMBY snobs have made progress almost impossible in this country...because of them, we can't have an American SST, we can't have high-speed rail,we can't have the Keystone pipeline, we can't have clean coal, we can't have nuclear power---all because of a few loudmouths on the coasts, candy-a**** who would die if they heard a sonic boom or had to live within 500 miles of a nuclear power plant...
So, want to know what would be really great in this country? Ok, I'll tell ya...an American SST, The keystone Pipeline, Clean Coal, Nuclear Power, high-speed rail, and a Retro Airline that only flew the Lockheed 1049 Super Constellation, the DC-7, and the DC-3 for short hauls...and above all, we need a can-do attitude towards progress...most of the time on this site I see the same crowd whining about cost and why it can't be ddone...But there is always a good reason not to do anything, or to make excuses and be satisfied with what we should not be satisfied with...I ask the nay-sayers about high-speed rail, for example, why do anything at all? Why did Rice ever play Texas?
This argument could go on forever and with very good pro and con. Rail may be good in spots such as the NEC or various metro's but unless you have the time, long trips are out of the question. We developed or at least financed the European system but you are looking at only 2-300 miles and even air is now taking that over in the interest of time. Our regional airlines have sort of taken it's place just as wireless is doing away with landlines. Whether good or not will remain to be seen, but regardless of what it is, the government is going to have to take control of infrastructure and develop a national transportation policy rather than have it fragmented by private enterprise, hopefully efficiently and union free.
While rail travel is more comfortable, it is also highly inconvenient for most travelers.
For me to get to and from upstate NY using either the Ethan Allen Express or the Adirondack connecting from the Piedmont or Carolinian, it would take two days each way because the train schedules do not permit connecting.
I don't like to fly anymore because of the hassles and the fact that air carriers have degraded their product to all but first class and business class travelers, I drive. Done
For me to get to and from upstate NY using either the Ethan Allen Express or the Adirondack connecting from the Piedmont or Carolinian, it would take two days each way because the train schedules do not permit connecting.
I don't like to fly anymore because of the hassles and the fact that air carriers have degraded their product to all but first class and business class travelers, I drive. Done
A lot of this was on the seats and if a 757 is set to haul 100 pax by Boeing then UAL kicks in 10 more by less seat room, then 10 years later UAL adds 20 more by cutting the seat space. Now you got a airplane that was built to hold 100 pax flying with 130 pax. What was done to get the other 30 people off when its on fire or in a crash???
And yes i know a 75 holds well over 130 pax. But the point is are airlines cutting safety for more paying pax with no over-site???
And yes i know a 75 holds well over 130 pax. But the point is are airlines cutting safety for more paying pax with no over-site???