±Recent Visitors

Recent Visitors to Com-Central!

±User Info-big


Welcome Anonymous

Nickname
Password

Membership:
Latest: HighestAce
New Today: 0
New Yesterday: 0
Overall: 6648

People Online:
Members: 0
Visitors: 829
Total: 829
Who Is Where:
 Visitors:
01: Photo Gallery
02: Community Forums
03: Community Forums
04: Community Forums
05: Community Forums
06: Community Forums
07: Photo Gallery
08: Community Forums
09: Home
10: Community Forums
11: Community Forums
12: Community Forums
13: Downloads
14: Photo Gallery
15: Community Forums
16: Home
17: Community Forums
18: Member Screenshots
19: Community Forums
20: Community Forums
21: Community Forums
22: Home
23: Photo Gallery
24: Community Forums
25: Downloads
26: Community Forums
27: Community Forums
28: Home
29: Home
30: Community Forums
31: Downloads
32: Home
33: Community Forums
34: Community Forums
35: Home
36: Downloads
37: Home
38: News Archive
39: Statistics
40: Community Forums
41: Community Forums
42: Photo Gallery
43: Member Screenshots
44: Home
45: Statistics
46: Photo Gallery
47: Community Forums
48: Statistics
49: Home
50: Community Forums
51: Member Screenshots
52: Community Forums
53: Community Forums
54: Home
55: Home
56: News
57: Home
58: Downloads
59: Photo Gallery
60: Community Forums
61: Downloads
62: Community Forums
63: News Archive
64: Community Forums
65: News Archive
66: Community Forums
67: Home
68: Photo Gallery
69: Community Forums
70: Community Forums
71: Home
72: Photo Gallery
73: Photo Gallery
74: Community Forums
75: Statistics
76: Community Forums
77: Photo Gallery
78: Community Forums
79: Community Forums
80: Photo Gallery
81: Statistics
82: Home
83: Community Forums
84: Photo Gallery
85: Photo Gallery
86: Home
87: Community Forums
88: Downloads
89: Community Forums
90: Community Forums
91: Community Forums
92: Community Forums
93: Home
94: Member Screenshots
95: Community Forums
96: Community Forums
97: Community Forums
98: Home
99: Statistics
100: Photo Gallery
101: Member Screenshots
102: Member Screenshots
103: Photo Gallery
104: Community Forums
105: Photo Gallery
106: Home
107: Community Forums
108: Photo Gallery
109: Community Forums
110: Community Forums
111: Home
112: Community Forums
113: Community Forums
114: Photo Gallery
115: Statistics
116: Community Forums
117: Photo Gallery
118: Photo Gallery
119: Home
120: Community Forums
121: Community Forums
122: Community Forums
123: Member Screenshots
124: Community Forums
125: Community Forums
126: Downloads
127: Member Screenshots
128: Home
129: Community Forums
130: Home
131: Home
132: Photo Gallery
133: Community Forums
134: Community Forums
135: Photo Gallery
136: Photo Gallery
137: Downloads
138: Home
139: Photo Gallery
140: News
141: Community Forums
142: Community Forums
143: Community Forums
144: Community Forums
145: Member Screenshots
146: Community Forums
147: Community Forums
148: Community Forums
149: Home
150: Community Forums
151: Community Forums
152: Member Screenshots
153: Community Forums
154: Community Forums
155: Community Forums
156: Community Forums
157: Community Forums
158: Community Forums
159: Member Screenshots
160: Home
161: Statistics
162: Downloads
163: Community Forums
164: News
165: Downloads
166: Community Forums
167: Community Forums
168: News Archive
169: Community Forums
170: Community Forums
171: Community Forums
172: Community Forums
173: Photo Gallery
174: Home
175: Home
176: Community Forums
177: Home
178: Community Forums
179: Member Screenshots
180: Community Forums
181: Downloads
182: Community Forums
183: Home
184: Home
185: News Archive
186: Home
187: Member Screenshots
188: Community Forums
189: Community Forums
190: Community Forums
191: Home
192: Home
193: Community Forums
194: Community Forums
195: Home
196: Home
197: Photo Gallery
198: Community Forums
199: Community Forums
200: Member Screenshots
201: Community Forums
202: Community Forums
203: Community Forums
204: Community Forums
205: Community Forums
206: Downloads
207: Home
208: Home
209: Community Forums
210: Community Forums
211: Home
212: Community Forums
213: Community Forums
214: Downloads
215: Community Forums
216: News Archive
217: Photo Gallery
218: Home
219: Home
220: Photo Gallery
221: Community Forums
222: Community Forums
223: Community Forums
224: Home
225: Statistics
226: Home
227: Community Forums
228: Community Forums
229: Community Forums
230: Member Screenshots
231: Community Forums
232: Community Forums
233: Community Forums
234: Community Forums
235: Member Screenshots
236: Community Forums
237: Member Screenshots
238: Community Forums
239: Community Forums
240: Community Forums
241: Community Forums
242: Member Screenshots
243: Downloads
244: Community Forums
245: Community Forums
246: Home
247: Community Forums
248: Community Forums
249: Community Forums
250: Home
251: Downloads
252: Home
253: Community Forums
254: Community Forums
255: Home
256: Home
257: Photo Gallery
258: Downloads
259: Community Forums
260: Community Forums
261: Community Forums
262: Statistics
263: Community Forums
264: Community Forums
265: Statistics
266: Community Forums
267: Community Forums
268: Community Forums
269: Statistics
270: Community Forums
271: Community Forums
272: Community Forums
273: Community Forums
274: Community Forums
275: Community Forums
276: Community Forums
277: Downloads
278: News Archive
279: Home
280: Community Forums
281: Downloads
282: Community Forums
283: Community Forums
284: Community Forums
285: Community Forums
286: Community Forums
287: Community Forums
288: Community Forums
289: Community Forums
290: Community Forums
291: Community Forums
292: Community Forums
293: Community Forums
294: Community Forums
295: Community Forums
296: Photo Gallery
297: Home
298: Community Forums
299: Community Forums
300: Photo Gallery
301: Photo Gallery
302: Home
303: Community Forums
304: Community Forums
305: Community Forums
306: Member Screenshots
307: Community Forums
308: News Archive
309: News Archive
310: Community Forums
311: Community Forums
312: Community Forums
313: Community Forums
314: Statistics
315: Community Forums
316: Community Forums
317: Community Forums
318: Community Forums
319: Community Forums
320: Community Forums
321: Community Forums
322: Community Forums
323: Community Forums
324: Community Forums
325: Community Forums
326: Community Forums
327: Community Forums
328: Community Forums
329: Community Forums
330: Community Forums
331: Community Forums
332: Contact
333: Community Forums
334: Home
335: Community Forums
336: Photo Gallery
337: Community Forums
338: Community Forums
339: Community Forums
340: Downloads
341: Member Screenshots
342: Photo Gallery
343: Community Forums
344: Community Forums
345: Community Forums
346: Community Forums
347: Statistics
348: Community Forums
349: Community Forums
350: Community Forums
351: Downloads
352: Community Forums
353: Community Forums
354: Community Forums
355: Community Forums
356: Community Forums
357: Community Forums
358: Community Forums
359: Community Forums
360: Statistics
361: Community Forums
362: Community Forums
363: Community Forums
364: Community Forums
365: Community Forums
366: Community Forums
367: Community Forums
368: Community Forums
369: Community Forums
370: Photo Gallery
371: Photo Gallery
372: Community Forums
373: Statistics
374: Community Forums
375: Community Forums
376: Community Forums
377: Community Forums
378: Community Forums
379: Photo Gallery
380: Home
381: Community Forums
382: Photo Gallery
383: Community Forums
384: Community Forums
385: Supporters
386: Photo Gallery
387: Member Screenshots
388: Community Forums
389: Home
390: Community Forums
391: Community Forums
392: Community Forums
393: Community Forums
394: News Archive
395: Home
396: News
397: Home
398: Community Forums
399: Community Forums
400: Photo Gallery
401: Statistics
402: Home
403: Community Forums
404: Community Forums
405: Home
406: Community Forums
407: News Archive
408: Community Forums
409: Community Forums
410: Your Account
411: Community Forums
412: Photo Gallery
413: News Archive
414: Home
415: Supporters
416: News
417: Community Forums
418: News
419: Downloads
420: Community Forums
421: Photo Gallery
422: Home
423: Community Forums
424: Community Forums
425: Community Forums
426: Community Forums
427: Community Forums
428: Community Forums
429: Community Forums
430: Community Forums
431: Community Forums
432: Photo Gallery
433: Community Forums
434: Community Forums
435: Community Forums
436: Your Account
437: Community Forums
438: Home
439: Community Forums
440: Community Forums
441: Home
442: Downloads
443: Community Forums
444: Statistics
445: Member Screenshots
446: Community Forums
447: News
448: Community Forums
449: Photo Gallery
450: Contact
451: Home
452: Member Screenshots
453: Community Forums
454: Community Forums
455: Community Forums
456: Member Screenshots
457: Community Forums
458: Community Forums
459: Community Forums
460: Member Screenshots
461: Member Screenshots
462: Community Forums
463: Photo Gallery
464: Photo Gallery
465: News Archive
466: Photo Gallery
467: Photo Gallery
468: News Archive
469: Community Forums
470: Community Forums
471: Member Screenshots
472: Community Forums
473: Community Forums
474: Community Forums
475: Community Forums
476: Community Forums
477: Community Forums
478: Home
479: Photo Gallery
480: Community Forums
481: Community Forums
482: Community Forums
483: Member Screenshots
484: Community Forums
485: Home
486: Photo Gallery
487: Statistics
488: News
489: Photo Gallery
490: Community Forums
491: Community Forums
492: Home
493: Photo Gallery
494: Community Forums
495: Community Forums
496: Community Forums
497: Photo Gallery
498: Member Screenshots
499: Photo Gallery
500: Photo Gallery
501: Community Forums
502: Home
503: Community Forums
504: Community Forums
505: Home
506: Community Forums
507: Statistics
508: Photo Gallery
509: Community Forums
510: Photo Gallery
511: Downloads
512: Photo Gallery
513: Statistics
514: Community Forums
515: Home
516: Photo Gallery
517: Downloads
518: Home
519: Member Screenshots
520: Community Forums
521: Photo Gallery
522: Home
523: News Archive
524: Community Forums
525: Photo Gallery
526: Community Forums
527: Downloads
528: Home
529: News Archive
530: Home
531: Community Forums
532: Community Forums
533: Community Forums
534: Community Forums
535: Community Forums
536: Community Forums
537: Community Forums
538: Community Forums
539: Community Forums
540: Community Forums
541: Community Forums
542: Statistics
543: Community Forums
544: Home
545: Community Forums
546: Downloads
547: Home
548: Community Forums
549: Community Forums
550: Downloads
551: Community Forums
552: Home
553: Community Forums
554: Community Forums
555: Community Forums
556: Community Forums
557: Community Forums
558: Community Forums
559: Home
560: Downloads
561: Photo Gallery
562: Community Forums
563: Community Forums
564: Community Forums
565: News Archive
566: Community Forums
567: Your Account
568: Community Forums
569: Home
570: Community Forums
571: Downloads
572: Community Forums
573: Community Forums
574: Community Forums
575: Home
576: Downloads
577: Community Forums
578: Home
579: Community Forums
580: Community Forums
581: Home
582: Photo Gallery
583: Community Forums
584: Community Forums
585: Downloads
586: Community Forums
587: Photo Gallery
588: Community Forums
589: Your Account
590: Community Forums
591: Community Forums
592: Community Forums
593: Community Forums
594: Downloads
595: Community Forums
596: Home
597: Home
598: Community Forums
599: Community Forums
600: Photo Gallery
601: Photo Gallery
602: Photo Gallery
603: Community Forums
604: Community Forums
605: Home
606: Member Screenshots
607: Community Forums
608: Statistics
609: Home
610: Community Forums
611: Community Forums
612: Home
613: Downloads
614: Your Account
615: Home
616: Home
617: Home
618: Downloads
619: News
620: Community Forums
621: Photo Gallery
622: Statistics
623: Downloads
624: Community Forums
625: Community Forums
626: Home
627: Home
628: Home
629: Community Forums
630: Home
631: Home
632: Community Forums
633: Community Forums
634: Community Forums
635: Community Forums
636: Photo Gallery
637: Community Forums
638: Community Forums
639: Community Forums
640: Community Forums
641: Community Forums
642: News
643: Community Forums
644: Community Forums
645: Community Forums
646: Community Forums
647: Community Forums
648: Community Forums
649: Community Forums
650: Community Forums
651: Statistics
652: Community Forums
653: Community Forums
654: Community Forums
655: Home
656: Home
657: Community Forums
658: Community Forums
659: Home
660: News Archive
661: Community Forums
662: Photo Gallery
663: Community Forums
664: Community Forums
665: Community Forums
666: Downloads
667: Statistics
668: Home
669: Community Forums
670: Community Forums
671: Community Forums
672: Community Forums
673: Community Forums
674: Community Forums
675: Photo Gallery
676: Community Forums
677: Community Forums
678: Community Forums
679: Community Forums
680: Community Forums
681: Community Forums
682: Photo Gallery
683: Community Forums
684: Community Forums
685: Community Forums
686: Home
687: Community Forums
688: Community Forums
689: Home
690: Community Forums
691: Photo Gallery
692: Community Forums
693: Community Forums
694: Photo Gallery
695: Member Screenshots
696: Community Forums
697: Downloads
698: Community Forums
699: Statistics
700: Community Forums
701: News Archive
702: Community Forums
703: Member Screenshots
704: Community Forums
705: Photo Gallery
706: Community Forums
707: Member Screenshots
708: Community Forums
709: Community Forums
710: Community Forums
711: Downloads
712: Community Forums
713: Community Forums
714: Community Forums
715: Community Forums
716: Statistics
717: Community Forums
718: Community Forums
719: Community Forums
720: Community Forums
721: Community Forums
722: Community Forums
723: Photo Gallery
724: Photo Gallery
725: Photo Gallery
726: Community Forums
727: Downloads
728: Photo Gallery
729: Community Forums
730: Community Forums
731: Community Forums
732: Downloads
733: Photo Gallery
734: Your Account
735: Home
736: Photo Gallery
737: Community Forums
738: News Archive
739: Community Forums
740: Community Forums
741: Community Forums
742: Community Forums
743: Community Forums
744: Community Forums
745: News Archive
746: Community Forums
747: Community Forums
748: Member Screenshots
749: Community Forums
750: Downloads
751: Photo Gallery
752: Statistics
753: Community Forums
754: Community Forums
755: Photo Gallery
756: Statistics
757: Community Forums
758: Community Forums
759: Community Forums
760: Home
761: Statistics
762: Community Forums
763: Member Screenshots
764: Community Forums
765: Community Forums
766: Member Screenshots
767: Community Forums
768: News
769: Community Forums
770: Community Forums
771: Home
772: Community Forums
773: Home
774: Community Forums
775: News Archive
776: Community Forums
777: Downloads
778: Community Forums
779: Community Forums
780: Community Forums
781: Community Forums
782: Statistics
783: Community Forums
784: Member Screenshots
785: Photo Gallery
786: Community Forums
787: Home
788: Community Forums
789: Community Forums
790: Community Forums
791: Community Forums
792: Community Forums
793: Community Forums
794: Photo Gallery
795: Community Forums
796: Community Forums
797: Community Forums
798: Community Forums
799: Community Forums
800: Community Forums
801: Community Forums
802: Community Forums
803: Community Forums
804: Community Forums
805: Community Forums
806: Home
807: Community Forums
808: Community Forums
809: Contact
810: Community Forums
811: News
812: Community Forums
813: Community Forums
814: Downloads
815: Community Forums
816: Community Forums
817: Home
818: Community Forums
819: Community Forums
820: Community Forums
821: Community Forums
822: News
823: Community Forums
824: Photo Gallery
825: Community Forums
826: Community Forums
827: Community Forums
828: News Archive
829: Home

Staff Online:

No staff members are online!
All (serious) suggestions gratefully received. :: Archived
A general meeting place for all pilots!
Go to page 1, 2  Next
Post new topic    Revive this topic    Printer Friendly Page     Forum Index ›  Officer's Club

Topic Archived View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
Shades
Forum Tree-Rat

Offline Offline
Joined: Mar 07, 2005
Posts: 6475
Location: 3rd Branch up, 'Ye Olde Oak', Green Wood.
PostPosted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 6:37 pm
Post subject: All (serious) suggestions gratefully received.

Okay, serious request for once boys and girls:-

I have to do a presentation (the week after next) addressing one of the worlds larger, wealthier, airlines.
They are based in Asia, and I'm not allowed to say any more than that at this time.

The title is "Fuel Surcharges - The Effect on the Air Industry".
I only have to put something together that will last for around ten minutes.

It has to be relevent, accurate, and I can't 'pad'.

You task, should you decide to accept it, is any information or suggestions that you think might help me out.

Because I've spent all day thinking about this and have come up with about a minute's worth.
ALL DAY!
I need help.

I'm probably going to finish it in Powerpoint (not sure how yet).
I'd really appreciate some input, even if it just makes me think of something else to look at.

I have to finish it this week so I can spend next weekend rehearsing and learning my lines. I'll take notes but I only want to refer to them if I absolutely have to.

Any ideas?

_________________
Skwerl's place.

Com-Central's cutest, fluffiest, twitchiest, tail.
CPU > Intel i9-9900k (o/c 4.9GHz); COOLING > BeQuiet! Dark Rock Pro 4;
MOBO > ASUS PRIME Z390-A; RAM > 2x32GB Corsair LPX 2666MHz;
GPU > Gigabyte GEFORCE GTX650Ti PCI-e 3.0 2Gb GDDR5;
AUDIO > Creative X-Fi Xtreme Music (plus - Universal Audio UAD2 Quad Custom accelerator);
HDD > 3x1TB+ M.2. SSDs; LCD > DELL - S2419HGF (1920x1080);
PSU > 650W be quiet Straight Power 11 - 80+ Gold;
CASE > BeQuiet! SILENT BASE 601; OS > Windows 11 Home Advanced (64-bit).
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website ICQ Number
Shadow_Bshwackr
Janitor

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 21, 2005
Posts: 7019
Location: Central Illinois, USA
PostPosted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 9:36 pm
Post subject: Re: All (serious) suggestions gratefully received.

Since any kind of surcharge effects the way a business operates in respect to profit margins, I would head in that direction. After all, business is all about money and profit. Wink
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website Photo Gallery
Rixster
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Mar 09, 2008
Posts: 190

PostPosted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 12:22 am
Post subject: Re: All (serious) suggestions gratefully received.

OK Shades, if you're looking to really impress, I wouldn't use Powerpoint..there's a new saying going around now-a-days that when the powerpoint comes up, they eyelids go down. You may use it for some simple charts or graphs if needed but please don't be to dependent on it. There's nothing worse than sitting there listening to someone "reading" off of powerpoint slides.

As far as the topic, not really my area so not alot of advice..the only thing I could say would be to try and find as much info as you can on the "not-so-obvious" things that may stem from Fuel Charges..of course I'm sure you know that already..what kind of research have you done on this so far?
Back to top
View user's profile
Shades
Forum Tree-Rat

Offline Offline
Joined: Mar 07, 2005
Posts: 6475
Location: 3rd Branch up, 'Ye Olde Oak', Green Wood.
PostPosted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 4:57 am
Post subject: Re: All (serious) suggestions gratefully received.

- Rixster
there's a new saying going around now-a-days that when the powerpoint comes up, they eyelids go down.
Yeah I agree.
I want to have no more than 5 slides and use them as no more than a visual representation of what that section will be about.
A kind of chapter heading.

I work in the industry already so I thought it would be quite easy, until I tried it yesterday.
I can already see that I'm also stuck in the trap of assuming my listener will know everything I know about it but I have to convey the basics to people who may/may not already know them.

There will be other similar presentations and I don't know where I'll be in the list so, if anyone has drifted off, I want to wake them up.
At least while I'm speaking.
I am used to performing on a stage, that's not a problem, it's the actual content I'm concerned about.

_________________
Skwerl's place.

Com-Central's cutest, fluffiest, twitchiest, tail.
CPU > Intel i9-9900k (o/c 4.9GHz); COOLING > BeQuiet! Dark Rock Pro 4;
MOBO > ASUS PRIME Z390-A; RAM > 2x32GB Corsair LPX 2666MHz;
GPU > Gigabyte GEFORCE GTX650Ti PCI-e 3.0 2Gb GDDR5;
AUDIO > Creative X-Fi Xtreme Music (plus - Universal Audio UAD2 Quad Custom accelerator);
HDD > 3x1TB+ M.2. SSDs; LCD > DELL - S2419HGF (1920x1080);
PSU > 650W be quiet Straight Power 11 - 80+ Gold;
CASE > BeQuiet! SILENT BASE 601; OS > Windows 11 Home Advanced (64-bit).
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website ICQ Number
HF_SlowHand
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Aug 27, 2005
Posts: 767
Location: Meeechigan
PostPosted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 9:06 am
Post subject: Re: All (serious) suggestions gratefully received.

I would like to know why the US airlines are raising their fares when the European Airlines have been paying higher fuel costs (compared to US prices) for quite some time (about what the US airlines are now paying)... Are the European airline fuel costs offset by government subsidies?

Also, Southwest Airlines is unique - they locked in fuel their costs (futures?) years ago and I do not believe they have raised their ticket prices as yet...

_________________
I deny everything
I lie about everything
And everything I deny
Is a lie!
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail Visit poster's website
Shades
Forum Tree-Rat

Offline Offline
Joined: Mar 07, 2005
Posts: 6475
Location: 3rd Branch up, 'Ye Olde Oak', Green Wood.
PostPosted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 10:52 am
Post subject: Re: All (serious) suggestions gratefully received.

Yep, it all depends on buying price and local markets.

While the dollar is weak, investors are moving into strong commodities - Oil.
That pushes up the price of oil, and weakens the dollar, even further.
Vicious circle.

It's not quite as simple as that (which is the problem I'm having with my presentation);
Some airlines aren't charging any fuel surcharge which forces others to subsidise their fuel surcharge to remain competitive.
Unfortunately this action is not sustainable and we are beginning to see carriers cutting their fleets and workforces to keep up.
This won't end soon I'm afraid and you will see some carriers (particularly U.S.) in deep trouble.

Some big names may not survive.

THIS LINK may help explain it a bit more.

British Airways, Lufthansa, Virgin, Qantas are some of the airlines recently convicted of collusion over price fixing in the U.S.
I can't remember any of the others but there were a few.

_________________
Skwerl's place.

Com-Central's cutest, fluffiest, twitchiest, tail.
CPU > Intel i9-9900k (o/c 4.9GHz); COOLING > BeQuiet! Dark Rock Pro 4;
MOBO > ASUS PRIME Z390-A; RAM > 2x32GB Corsair LPX 2666MHz;
GPU > Gigabyte GEFORCE GTX650Ti PCI-e 3.0 2Gb GDDR5;
AUDIO > Creative X-Fi Xtreme Music (plus - Universal Audio UAD2 Quad Custom accelerator);
HDD > 3x1TB+ M.2. SSDs; LCD > DELL - S2419HGF (1920x1080);
PSU > 650W be quiet Straight Power 11 - 80+ Gold;
CASE > BeQuiet! SILENT BASE 601; OS > Windows 11 Home Advanced (64-bit).
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website ICQ Number
piney
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 2330
Location: Republic of Southern New Jersey
PostPosted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 11:58 am
Post subject: Re: All (serious) suggestions gratefully received.

another item of interest may be the way some airlines buy fuel, over here Southwest airline apparently had entered into long term contracts that fixed their fuel prices until 2012 before this lastest round of oil price increases began, so they have't had to add surcharges

Piney
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail
Shades
Forum Tree-Rat

Offline Offline
Joined: Mar 07, 2005
Posts: 6475
Location: 3rd Branch up, 'Ye Olde Oak', Green Wood.
PostPosted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 1:00 pm
Post subject: Re: All (serious) suggestions gratefully received.

Cheers for the info on SouthWest.
Do you know when they fixed the price?

_________________
Skwerl's place.

Com-Central's cutest, fluffiest, twitchiest, tail.
CPU > Intel i9-9900k (o/c 4.9GHz); COOLING > BeQuiet! Dark Rock Pro 4;
MOBO > ASUS PRIME Z390-A; RAM > 2x32GB Corsair LPX 2666MHz;
GPU > Gigabyte GEFORCE GTX650Ti PCI-e 3.0 2Gb GDDR5;
AUDIO > Creative X-Fi Xtreme Music (plus - Universal Audio UAD2 Quad Custom accelerator);
HDD > 3x1TB+ M.2. SSDs; LCD > DELL - S2419HGF (1920x1080);
PSU > 650W be quiet Straight Power 11 - 80+ Gold;
CASE > BeQuiet! SILENT BASE 601; OS > Windows 11 Home Advanced (64-bit).
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website ICQ Number
HF_SlowHand
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Aug 27, 2005
Posts: 767
Location: Meeechigan
PostPosted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 6:57 pm
Post subject: Re: All (serious) suggestions gratefully received.

Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 4:06 pm Post subject: Re: All (serious) suggestions gratefully received.

Also, Southwest Airlines is unique - they locked in fuel their costs (futures?) years ago and I do not believe they have raised their ticket prices as yet...Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 4:06 pm Post subject: Re: All (serious) suggestions gratefully received.

Southwest said it has contracts covering more 95% of its expected fuel needs for the second quarter at the equivalent price of $50 per barrel for oil. That's higher than the $36 per barrel price it locked in for most of its fuel in last year's second quarter.
USA Today article

this as interesting too
Southwest Airlines Co. has signed a multi-year agreement to use the environmentally friendly EcoPower engine-wash system
Bizjournal Link

_________________
I deny everything
I lie about everything
And everything I deny
Is a lie!
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail Visit poster's website
Shades
Forum Tree-Rat

Offline Offline
Joined: Mar 07, 2005
Posts: 6475
Location: 3rd Branch up, 'Ye Olde Oak', Green Wood.
PostPosted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 9:02 pm
Post subject: Re: All (serious) suggestions gratefully received.

Whoever did that deal deserves their raise

_________________
Skwerl's place.

Com-Central's cutest, fluffiest, twitchiest, tail.
CPU > Intel i9-9900k (o/c 4.9GHz); COOLING > BeQuiet! Dark Rock Pro 4;
MOBO > ASUS PRIME Z390-A; RAM > 2x32GB Corsair LPX 2666MHz;
GPU > Gigabyte GEFORCE GTX650Ti PCI-e 3.0 2Gb GDDR5;
AUDIO > Creative X-Fi Xtreme Music (plus - Universal Audio UAD2 Quad Custom accelerator);
HDD > 3x1TB+ M.2. SSDs; LCD > DELL - S2419HGF (1920x1080);
PSU > 650W be quiet Straight Power 11 - 80+ Gold;
CASE > BeQuiet! SILENT BASE 601; OS > Windows 11 Home Advanced (64-bit).
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website ICQ Number
HF_SlowHand
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Aug 27, 2005
Posts: 767
Location: Meeechigan
PostPosted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 10:04 pm
Post subject: Re: All (serious) suggestions gratefully received.

Shades, a couple years ago Glen Beck dedicated one of his radio programs to coal-to-liquid jet fuel. Google it.

It appears China is also using/developing a coal to liquid fuels process...

and I hear the USAF has already successfully tested it-

coal to liquid fuel

make sure you visit some of the links on the left (especially CTL).

Another site good for 'ideas' is TED.com...

here is "Branson at 30,000 feet"

TED link

_________________
I deny everything
I lie about everything
And everything I deny
Is a lie!
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail Visit poster's website
Shades
Forum Tree-Rat

Offline Offline
Joined: Mar 07, 2005
Posts: 6475
Location: 3rd Branch up, 'Ye Olde Oak', Green Wood.
PostPosted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 6:26 am
Post subject: Re: All (serious) suggestions gratefully received.

cheers.
Smile

_________________
Skwerl's place.

Com-Central's cutest, fluffiest, twitchiest, tail.
CPU > Intel i9-9900k (o/c 4.9GHz); COOLING > BeQuiet! Dark Rock Pro 4;
MOBO > ASUS PRIME Z390-A; RAM > 2x32GB Corsair LPX 2666MHz;
GPU > Gigabyte GEFORCE GTX650Ti PCI-e 3.0 2Gb GDDR5;
AUDIO > Creative X-Fi Xtreme Music (plus - Universal Audio UAD2 Quad Custom accelerator);
HDD > 3x1TB+ M.2. SSDs; LCD > DELL - S2419HGF (1920x1080);
PSU > 650W be quiet Straight Power 11 - 80+ Gold;
CASE > BeQuiet! SILENT BASE 601; OS > Windows 11 Home Advanced (64-bit).
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website ICQ Number
piney
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 2330
Location: Republic of Southern New Jersey
PostPosted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 10:34 am
Post subject: Re: All (serious) suggestions gratefully received.

here is another article

finance.comcast.net/ww...998562.xml

Piney
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail
Shades
Forum Tree-Rat

Offline Offline
Joined: Mar 07, 2005
Posts: 6475
Location: 3rd Branch up, 'Ye Olde Oak', Green Wood.
PostPosted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 10:48 am
Post subject: Re: All (serious) suggestions gratefully received.

Cheers guys,
I'll be referring to at least part of this.

_________________
Skwerl's place.

Com-Central's cutest, fluffiest, twitchiest, tail.
CPU > Intel i9-9900k (o/c 4.9GHz); COOLING > BeQuiet! Dark Rock Pro 4;
MOBO > ASUS PRIME Z390-A; RAM > 2x32GB Corsair LPX 2666MHz;
GPU > Gigabyte GEFORCE GTX650Ti PCI-e 3.0 2Gb GDDR5;
AUDIO > Creative X-Fi Xtreme Music (plus - Universal Audio UAD2 Quad Custom accelerator);
HDD > 3x1TB+ M.2. SSDs; LCD > DELL - S2419HGF (1920x1080);
PSU > 650W be quiet Straight Power 11 - 80+ Gold;
CASE > BeQuiet! SILENT BASE 601; OS > Windows 11 Home Advanced (64-bit).
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website ICQ Number
Shades
Forum Tree-Rat

Offline Offline
Joined: Mar 07, 2005
Posts: 6475
Location: 3rd Branch up, 'Ye Olde Oak', Green Wood.
PostPosted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 11:41 am
Post subject: Re: All (serious) suggestions gratefully received.

Just as an update, followy-up, kind of thing;

Did the presentation and it was received very well so thanks for everyone's input.
Originally I was hoping to pick up a contract from the recipients but then turned them down anyway once I'd heard how much they were willing to pay.

_________________
Skwerl's place.

Com-Central's cutest, fluffiest, twitchiest, tail.
CPU > Intel i9-9900k (o/c 4.9GHz); COOLING > BeQuiet! Dark Rock Pro 4;
MOBO > ASUS PRIME Z390-A; RAM > 2x32GB Corsair LPX 2666MHz;
GPU > Gigabyte GEFORCE GTX650Ti PCI-e 3.0 2Gb GDDR5;
AUDIO > Creative X-Fi Xtreme Music (plus - Universal Audio UAD2 Quad Custom accelerator);
HDD > 3x1TB+ M.2. SSDs; LCD > DELL - S2419HGF (1920x1080);
PSU > 650W be quiet Straight Power 11 - 80+ Gold;
CASE > BeQuiet! SILENT BASE 601; OS > Windows 11 Home Advanced (64-bit).
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website ICQ Number
Display posts from previous:   
Post new topic    Revive this topic    Printer Friendly Page    Forum Index ›  Officer's Club
Page 1 of 2
All times are GMT - 6 Hours
Go to page 1, 2  Next

Archive Revive
Username:
This is an archived topic - your reply will not be appended here.
Instead, a new topic will be generated in the active forum.
The new topic will provide a reference link to this archived topic.