Friday Fly-Away

Before we fly away for another week, let me tell you a bit about all those airlines lately. Airline after airline after airline is going under. I'm sure you've heard about that. Only one thing is behind this...competition. So many airlines flying cheap these days that there's really no need for other expensive airlines to operate. That's how it is these days when planning a vacation. You want to spend as little money as possible. That has been the weakness behind such airlines as Aloha (boy, did we literally say 'aloha', didn't we?). I betcha these bankrupt airlines will make the surviving ones chuckle a bit. They know the one thing that works these days...low prices.

Which brings us to another issue...airline safety. Recently, American Airlines (and to some small extent, Southwest) has been cancelling flights out of concern for the airlines that are being inspected for flaws and safety. While it's too bad about the cancellations, maybe checking those planes is a good thing in itself. Who doesn't remember all those airline disasters over the decades? I won't bore you with one particular one. But all the better to make sure their aircraft is A-100 percent safe for you to fly. Every air craft has to be flawless to the letter. At least the airlines have learned from all those crashes. Gee, I hope you fly those friendly skies safely.

True, flying isn't like it was before, but these days, you have to make sure everything, and I mean everything, is OK before you step on to that plane. Good work, guys who are still operating. I wish them all friendlier skies in the months and years to come.

Now it's time for me to fly on out of the Internet until next week. Take care! And make sure you're still worthy of those wings!