by Roman on April 19, 2010
On April 14th 2010 a small volcano erupted in Iceland. The volcanic ashes that burst out from the volcano called Eyjafjallajökull (yeah, we can’t pronounce it either) rose to about 10 km high. That is also the cruising height of most modern aircraft. What happened next is probably known to everyone living in Europe. Heavy [...]
by Roman on January 19, 2009
In 1987 American Airlines saved $40,000 by eliminating 1 olive from each salad served in first-class. In 2001 the world’s largest airline caterer served 427 million meals to airline customers. Make your own conclusion This puts the real world into perspective. Things as tiny as 1 olive can save a large company more than some [...]