| Boeing it is said took a big gamble in predicting the | | | | Memphis means less cost and more profitable flights. It |
| future of air travel. Instead of going bigger like Airbus | | | | seems now this newest theory is being used |
| and building an aircraft like the A380, the biggest airliner | | | | everywhere again. Even in container shipments are |
| ever built; The Boeing Company decided to go for a | | | | being moved this way, and there is even a study at |
| more efficient smaller aircraft with better materials and | | | | the World Bank discussing this issue. |
| better range. It worked and sales are really going | | | | If you can cut out the middleman by way of |
| strong for Boeing. The economists in the commercial | | | | computerized logistics you can see the benefit. It |
| aviation business were watching the trends and they | | | | appears that the computer industry has something to |
| agreed. | | | | do with organizational theory of the flow of |
| So what is the future of passenger air travel; Airborne | | | | transportation as well. There has been much talk about |
| Taxi? Point to point, Scrub the spoke and wheel? Is it | | | | this and those airlines with smaller hubs or multi-hubs |
| real or more PR for hopes of revitalizing the aviation | | | | and most like point to point did best in the recession |
| sector in the United States? Does it matter, the new | | | | and during the 9-11 downturn. The winners in the airline |
| deal is point to point which we have seen coming for | | | | sector used point to point strategies to stay ahead of |
| about five years now. Actually ten if you look at the | | | | their competitors; Jet Blue and South West Airlines |
| pre-sort of P-1 and P-2 freight at the Fed Ex | | | | among the best examples of this. |
| Terminals. Pre-sort before it goes to the hub in | | | | |