Daily Archives: Dec. 18, 2008

Happy Holidays and some slower blog updates

Dec. 18, 20086:22 p.m.

I hope you all have a wonderful holiday.  I will be out of the office for the holidays (and a little surgery) beginning Friday, Dec. 19. I’ll return on Dec. 26. During that time, blog postings will be less frequent.

Thank you for reading this blog. I look forward to your comments and suggestions.

Have a great holiday season!

Tailwinds!
Molly

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Report: U.S. has lost millions of manufacturing jobs in 8 years

Dec. 18, 20083:53 p.m.

More bad news on the manufacturing front. The Alliance for American Manufacturing reports that the U.S. has lost more than 4 million manufacturing jobs since the year 2000.

The Washington-based group based its findings on data from the national Current Employment Statistics survey from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. According to the data, the U.S. employed 17,202,000 in manufacturing in November 2000. That figure dropped to 13,168,000 in November 2008.

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Frontier launches three-tier fare structure

Dec. 18, 20083:39 p.m.

Frontier Airlines, which serves Wichita with flights to Denver, is giving passengers three choices of fares in a new program called AirFairs.  Customers with no checked bags who are willing to accept high fees to change flights will pay the least. Those who have checked baggage, want seating flexibility and in-flight TV pay more.  Frontier says the change is in response to customers’ desires for more pricing flexibility and transparency.

According to Frontier’s website:

  • Classic Plus is the ultimate. The Classic Plus ticket is fully refundable, changeable, and provides the customer the ability to confirm a seat on a different flight the same day of travel for no charge. In addition, Classic Plus customers get priority boarding, two checked bags, complimentary DIRECTV®, an in-flight snack and a premium beverage. Classic Plus customers also receive a 150% mileage credit in EarlyReturns®, the company’s customer loyalty program.
  • Classic offers the important comforts for the best overall value. For as little as $20 more than an Economy fare the Classic customer gets advanced seat assignments, two complimentary checked bags and DIRECTV®, and 125% EarlyReturns® mileage credit. In addition, they will be charged only a $50 fee for itinerary changes and $75 for same day confirmed changes.
  • Economy is the basic ticket to ride. The Economy ticket is for the customer who is traveling light and doesn’t foresee any schedule changes. The Economy ticket is our guaranteed lowest fare.
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