Word: tailspinning
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...will continue to grab big chunks of the top-end commercial market, where margins are as comfortable as a first-class seat. Meanwhile, low-cost operators like easyJet and Ryanair will siphon off budget passengers. And that's a squeeze that could keep Europe's big airlines in a tailspin...
Last season, Harvard followed up a heart-wrenching home loss to Princeton at the buzzer by descending into a tailspin and losing four consecutive road games. With this weekend’s games to be followed by a trip to Penn and Princeton next weekend, this year’s Crimson is seeking to avoid a similar fate...
...over Penn the night before, Dan Clemente hit a crucial jumper to put Harvard ahead of Princeton 67-66 with seven seconds left to play. But on the next trip down the floor, Wente hit an awkward, off-balance three-pointer at the buzzer, sending the Crimson into a tailspin. Harvard dropped its next four games and fell out of the running for the Ivy League title...
...Duquette. Though the Duke brought superstars Pedro Martinez and Manny Ramirez to the Sox, Duquette proved he has no sense of team chemistry by publicly taking the side of outfielder Carl Everett in conflicts with the manager. The Sox need a fresh start after this year’s tailspin, and it cannot be done with Duquette at the helm...
...Because make no mistake, the airline industry - saddled with high labor costs, low profit margins, and nose-deep in debt from a continuous price war over routes and market share - was in a tailspin long before the towers fell. Some carriers were already sliding into bankruptcy, and with the rest trying to buy the routes of the ones that were failing, consolidation was already coming as fast as regulators would let it. The post-Sept. 11 edge-of-the-table descent to an 80-percent-tops-capacity industry - one in which costs only fall to 90 percent, thanks to union...