Dec 24th, 2008 at 2:00PM: We lost quite a bit in 2008. Several old banks are gone, the value of your house is probably gone, and in the world of travel several things disappeared for good as well. I've listed 5 things no longer with us as we head into the new year. Come back in a few days to read my list of 5 things we gained in 2008, and keep your fingers crossed that things pick up a bit in 2009! Aloha Airlines In ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Looking back at '08 - 5 things no longer with us
Dec 24th, 2008 at 2:00PM: We lost quite a bit in 2008. Several old banks are gone, the value of your house is probably gone, and in the world of travel several things disappeared for good as well. I've listed 5 things no longer with us as we head into the new year. Come back in a few days to read my list of 5 things we gained in 2008, and keep your fingers crossed that things pick up a bit in 2009! Aloha Airlines In ...Aloha Airlines to end passenger service Monday
Mar 30th, 2008 at 11:30PM: Grant's post about Aloha Airlines filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy wasn't exactly the sound of a death knell, but since then, the airline has decided to call it quits on passenger service. After Monday, as in March 31, according to this AP article, there will be no more passenger reservations taken.
Those who have Aloha Airlines tickets already may be rerouted on United Airlines flights to the ...Aloha Airlines files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Mar 21st, 2008 at 6:30PM: It looks like oil has taken its latest victim in the airline industry: Aloha Airlines just announced that they're applying for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Citing outrageous oil prices and "predatory" competition of inter-island carrier "go!", the Hawaiian airline is now seeking financing to keep operations and logistics going while they reorganize. I'm not too sure what the history is between Aloha ...Want to work until you're 68 and see the world while you are working?
Nov 29th, 2007 at 11:45PM: Yesterday I wrote about Air Force One flight attendants. I'd say their job satisfaction, despite the hard work, is high. Here's another person who has found flight attending a heck of a good time. Patti Smart has worked as an attendant from the time she was 18. Now she's 68. Fifty years later, Smart is leaving behind her Aloha Airlines job.
Reading about her job in this AP article by Mark Niesse ...
