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1. Following the Leader in Airline Emergencies
First of all, let’s set aside the myth that an aviation accident = everybody dead. It’s not the case though it leads some people adopt the fatalistic and passive view that if anything goes wrong there’s little they can do about it.
But at a hangar at London’s Heathrow Airport, British Airways is giving select passengers a dare-I-say crash course in accident survivability. It’s a one-day class offered for the frequent-flying employees of companies who are customers of BA. Scott writes that the airline is considering whether to offer the training to the public for a fee or in exchange for frequent flier miles.
I’ll admit on first reading I was perturbed by Andy Clubb, the flight attendant who runs the class, who told Scott, "We teach people to react faster than anyone else so they are in the aisle first and down the slide first," but Clubb goes on to explain that when a confident passenger demonstrates the correct way to respond, others will follow.
Passengers as exemplars is a fabulous idea, a safety spin on the lesson of United Airlines flight 93 that once the door to the plane is closed the folks inside are a self-contained and necessarily self-sufficient community. In a crisis, survival depends on how well the community works as a whole.
Evacuating a 777 is a little frightening
The last time I traveled by air, I sat at the over wing exit row and when the flight attendant asked me if I was willing to handle the door in an emergency, I answered confidently that I was. After all, I’d just spent a week in flight attendant training at Emirates reporting a story for The New York Times. Can I remove the door if required? Yes, indeed. (I could even sell duty free perfume if push came to shove.)
What’s a tad bit troubling is that British Airways is considering charging tuition of $220 for the school. If better safety on the plane becomes another source of ancillary revenue like better service at the airport well, that would be wrong.
A crazed rugby fan in Air New Zealand's safety briefing
Passengers deserve some of the blame for being blasé about safety, but with a few exceptions such as Air New Zealand, Southwest and Cebu Pacific (see their videos below) the airlines have done little to make the safety briefing relevant or interesting to passengers. For the most part, their flight attendants are up there droning on and on - boring us to death with information that could save our lives.
2. Obama to GOP: Tell me what you want in jobs bill
President Obama challenged Republicans today to tell him what they like and what they don't like about his proposed $447 billion jobs bill so that they can agree on a plan to put people back to work.
"It is time for Congress to get its act together and pass this jobs bill so I can sign it into law," Obama said in his Saturday radio address.
Obama said analysts believe the proposal "will boost the economy and spur hiring." It includes tax cuts for employers and workers, as well as construction projects for road, bridges, schools, and other infrastructure,
Illustrating the bill's various aspects, Obama read letters from Americans who are seeking a college education, a job, and repairs to a local bridge.
"This isn't just about what I think is right," Obama said. "It's not just about what a group of economists think is right. This is about what the American people want."
As for the GOP, Obama said: "Some Republicans in Congress have said that they agree with certain parts of this jobs bill. If so, it's time for them to tell me what those proposals are. And if they're opposed to this jobs bill, I'd like to know what exactly they're against."
Some Republicans object to Obama's plan to finance the plan with tax increases on wealthier Americans, saying they will damage employers' ability to create jobs.
Some congressional Democrats also object to the size and scope of Obama's proposal. It is not set for any kind of vote in either the Republican-run House or the Democratic Senate.
Hello, everyone. It's been almost three weeks since I sent the American Jobs Act to Congress -- three weeks since I sent them a bill that would put people back to work and put money in people's pockets. This jobs bill is fully paid for. This jobs bill contains the kinds of proposals that Democrats and Republicans have supported in the past. And now I want it back. It is time for Congress to get its act together and pass this jobs bill so I can sign it into law.
Some Republicans in Congress have said that they agree with certain parts of this jobs bill. If so, it's time for them to tell me what those proposals are. And if they're opposed to this jobs bill, I'd like to know what exactly they're against. Are they against putting teachers and police officers and firefighters back on the job? Are they against hiring construction workers to rebuild our roads and bridges and schools? Are they against giving tax cuts to virtually every worker and small business in America?
Economists from across the political spectrum have said that this jobs bill would boost the economy and spur hiring. Why would you be against that? Especially at a time when so many Americans are struggling and out of work.
This isn't just about what I think is right. It's not just about what a group of economists think is right. This is about what the American people want. Everywhere I go, they tell me they want action on jobs. Every day, I get letters from Americans who expect Washington to do something about the problems we face.
Destiny Wheeler is a sixteen year old from Georgia who wants to go to college. She wrote to me saying, "Now-a-days it is hard to see myself pushing forward and putting my family in a better position, especially since the economy is rough and my starting situation is so poor. Yet, the American Jobs act gives me hope that I might start to receive a better education, that one day job opportunities will be open for me to grasp, and that one day my personal American Dream will be reached." Destiny needs us to pass this jobs bill.
Alice Johnson is an Oregon native who, along with her husband, has been looking for a job for about two years. She writes, "I have faithfully applied for work every week ... Of the hundreds of applications I have put in, I received interview requests for about 10 ... I too, am sick of all the fighting in Washington DC. Please tell the Republicans that people are hurting and are hungry and need help, pass the jobs bill." Alice Johnson needs our help.
Cathleen Dixon sent me pictures of the aging bridge she drives under when she takes her kids to school in Chicago every day. She worries about their safety, and writes, "I am angry that in this country of vast resources we claim that we cannot maintain basic infrastructure. How can we ever hope to preserve or regain our stature in this world, if we cannot find the will to protect our people and take care of our basic needs?"
I also heard from Kim Faber, who told me about the small carpet business her husband owns in New Jersey. "We hang on by a shoe String," she writes, "my husband worries every day about if checks might bounce, he uses our home loan to put money in the business so they will be covered. Please pass this jobs bill! This is the job creating we need right now! It breaks my husband's heart when he has to let people go! Pass the bill!"
Pass the bill. I know one Republican was quoted as saying that their party shouldn't pass this jobs bill because it would give me a win. Well this isn't about giving me a win, and it's not about them. This is about Destiny Wheeler and Alice Johnson. It's about Cathleen Dixon's children, and the Fabers' family business. These are the people who need a win, and I will be fighting for this jobs bill every day on their behalf. If anyone watching feels the same way, don't be shy about letting your Congressman know. It is time for the politics to end. Let's pass this jobs bill.
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