More developements at Ryanair

Passengers will also have to take their baggage from the airport to the aircraft, eliminating baggage handlers and making tickets even cheaper. What happens on arrival?

More here

Ryanair Shock

Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary last night confirmed that the low-cost airline was planning to make passengers fly the plane themselves.

"By sacking all of our pilots and allowing our passengers to fly the planes themselves, we'll be able to make considerables savings that will result in even lower ticket prices"

- Private Eye No 1238, 12th - 25th June 2009, p22

A Distraction - What would happen if Ikea purchased General Motors?

Meanwhile, back in Zimbabwe

New pricing model for an old industry

There's an interesting debate happening over at Wired on whether a new pricing model will work in an old industry....

Life Imitates Art

It wasn't that long ago that the story below, of a car dealer offering a "BOGOF" (Buy-One-Get-One-Free) on Porsche's got widely circulated.

Now its become reality (see above), and proof of how dire the US economy and car industry is, with a Dodge dealer in Florida offering two Rams for the price of one.

Fuel Surcharges

Here's an interesting development....

Singapore Airlines this week announced a reduction in their fuel surcharges.

It will be interesting to see if other airlines follow.

New Uses for Old Planes

Over the past 10 months, many people have commented on this posting on New Uses for Old Planes.

Well now another use has popped up, this time in Stockholm.