Pacific Northwest

My journey began in July of 2013 at the world’s largest Airshow in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, Airventure. Over 10,000 aircraft and over 500,000 people attend this event yearly. It is a spectacular experience where I have made life long friends, and wonderful memories. I was volunteering at the Activities Center for EAA (Experimental Aircraft Association) when I was troubled by acute neck pain and an elevated heart rate of 150 bpm. At first I thought nothing of it except when I made an attempt to walk…

Canada in 1950s – a respecter of human rights “A gift consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer,” said Seneca, a Roman Stoic philosopher (Seneca, Moral Essays, Vol.3, 1935). Intentions of an event are usually more important than results in determining the righteousness of the event because one has control over the intentions but not the outcomes. Action done out of philanthropic purpose is justified even though the result unexpectedly hurts others’…

North by Northwest, Alfred Hitchcock’s 1959 thriller, features a handsome lead, a beautiful love interest, a charming villain, and exciting action scenes that led to it being called “the first James Bond film,” as noted by The Guardian’s John Peterson (Peterson). Even if it is one’s first time viewing the film, it is easy to pick up on moments that are obviously iconic, including the moving text in the opening credits, the crop duster attack, and of course the final scene on the face of Mount…

Dan Cooper Mystery Title “It took a lot of thought, planning and nerve, and I think he got away with it. I think he’s a hero, and I’d hate to find out that he was dead,” Mr. Steinwachs, a welder in the Ariel, Washington area, stated of the infamous hijacker Dan Cooper, who was believed to have parachuted down from the plane he commandeered to somewhere in the local area in 1971. Many others like Mr. Steinwachs still hold on to the hope that this anti-hero survived the landing and made it off…

Delta Air Lines Decides to Continue with TapestryKPI for its Advanced Analytical Reporting Needs Softcrylic’s Cloud-based Data Management Platform TapestryKPI will continue to automate Delta’s Digital Revenue Reporting Delta Airlines, a major airline headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia will continue its engagement with TapestryKPI of Softcrylic LLC. While TapestryKPI is already serving Delta Airlines with a range of advanced analytics reporting services like revenue management and segment analysis…

Virgin Australia Holdings Limited (VAH), more commonly known as Virgin Australia, is a Public Company listed on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) (IBIS World , 2015). Part of the aviation industry, this airline provides both affordable domestic and accessible international air travel services to corporate and leisure passengers alike (Virgin Australia Group, 2016). VAH was originally founded in 2000 as Virgin Blue Airlines and has now grown to be Australia’s second largest airline,…

In the recent year, United States airlines having been outsourcing their planes to becoming regional airlines. They are using cheaper tactics to get people to ride on their planes but are using crew members with lesser qualifications and want less pay to create a profit to their airlines, making the their passengers feel in danger and not safe what so ever. The Continental flight 3407 that crashed in 2010, happened because the pilot that they hired wasn't even owned by the Continental company…

Due to the major hit airlines took, the had to be some changes. People became scared to fly, which scared companies because they didn’t want their business to go under. Although they were receiving federal loans from the government, their initial request was cut by over half. Since the attack happened on an airplane, airlines knew people were going to be terrified to fly again. They knew 9/11 was going to take a major toll on the industry but they had no other choice but to push through. They…

There are nearly 1700 airlines operating around the Globe, from the small regional carriers to the international fleets, all competing for ticket sales with a myriad of marketing methods (airlineupdate, 2017). Ticket distribution and pricing systems have become very sophisticated, harnessing big data to maximize seats sold and price point tolerance. But not all airlines have the capitol or the need to run and maintain a complex data analytics department. In this paper, we will look at two…

Learned In the months following the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii by the Empire of Japan, the United States found itself embroiled in conflict in two theaters of war; in Europe, North Africa, and the Atlantic as well as in the Pacific. Through the preceding years, the United States cautiously escalated its support for the Allied countries in the European theater with Anglo-American partnership programs such as the Lend-Lease Act and Destroyers for Bases until war was declared…