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...expect it will soon be joined by United Airlines. Delta has announced that "to survive for the long term" it will lay off an additional 7,000 to 8,000 employees, meaning it will have lost nearly a quarter of its work force since Sept. 11. Among major carriers, Alaska Air, ranked ninth by operating revenues, is expected to report that it is in the black, along with No. 6, Southwest...
...does Southwest do it? The answer starts with lower costs. The Air Transport Association reports that other major airlines (American, United, Delta, Northwest, Continental, U.S. Airways, America West and Alaska) had unit costs--measured in cost per seat for each mile flown--nearly 100% higher than Southwest. A study by the consulting arm of Unisys concluded that the other majors would need to cut spending a staggering $18 billion just to level the playing field with Southwest. The airline "has long-term, systemic advantages the other carriers can likely never match," says Vaughn Cordle, an airline pilot who heads...
...intellectually lazy” for their lack of “discussions of the vital issues.” This charge is baffling given both clubs’ recent history of lively debates with each other on school choice, the living wage, the Bush tax cut and drilling in Alaska. It is baffling given the HRC’s constant writing and internal debate on our Policy Committee. It is baffling given both clubs’ involvement in crafting thoughtful and hard-hitting events at the Institute of Politics. It is baffling given the incredible range of politically diverse voices...
...smaller rivers had not been fished at all. There are no roads along the coast, and the rivers have too many rapids for boats to make their way up from the sea. But in the past few years, intrepid outfitters here--and in remote parts of New Zealand and Alaska--have borrowed the techniques of heli-skiing to deliver anglers to the kind of fishing they have always dreamed about...
...measure. Then, in 1996, the state of California voted to legalize marijuana for medical purposes. Santa Cruz followed in 2000 by allowing medical marijuana to be grown and used without a prescription. The trend in California is clear, and other states are following suit. Seven states, from Maine to Alaska, have voted to allow people with a prescription to use medical marijuana...