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The problem is that these companies are so inefficient and the conserved the 30 years old business practices very well internally because the governments are ke
by StreamBright 6y ago
The problem is that these companies are so inefficient and the conserved the 30 years old business practices very well internally because the governments are keep bailing them out. Maybe it would be for the better to let them fall and start over. Build an airliner that operates effectively and widen the margin. There are other alternatives. For 10 - 15B EUR (estimated) we could connect the major European cities with a high speed train network powered by renewables / green energy. If we keep bailing them out this surely won't happen.
- lostlogin 6y agoYour point brings up rail companies. I can’t see that they would be doing great right now, but a brief search doesn’t seem to show that they are circling the drain. I wonder why?
- StreamBright 6y agoNot sure. The good thing about rails vs flight is that you can swap out the energy source. As your energy production gets greener your entire travel gets greener. With airlines, it is not even a remote possibility to change from kerosine based engines to electric or other green alternatives, Europe is very small and relatively dense. It would be a great way of commuting.