maestro15
December 26th, 2010, 02:13 PM
THIS THREAD WAS BORROWED FROM AIRLINERS.NET, I AM NOT THE AUTHOR. I found this to be an interesting topic to talk about. And i would like to hear YOUR opinion about it. thank you.
"Let's just create a scenario,.. Peak oil hits again even harder than before. Energy prices become so high that the economy is effectively crippled. Things go from bad to worse, and the bottom just falls out on the market. The unemployment rate eclipses 30%, the dollar becomes the peso, and the world becomes a very different place.
As bad as things are, there is still a market for some of life's most basic needs and one of those needs is the ability to get from one part of the country to the other. Obviously much fewer people will be in a position to be able to travel, but the need remains for the few left who require it.
+ With gas prices over $10 a gallon, driving places is a worse option than ever before.
+ It may not even be safe to move significant distances on the ground.
+ Infrastructure will likely degrade resulting in poor traffic management.
+ Trains are still an option, but with limited range and possibly vulnerable to unreliable electricity supply.
What do you think we would see in the way of air service in an environment like this? Obviously a smaller industry overall. Do any of the actual airlines survive? Do they go away from scheduled service and operate chartered flights? Much smaller executive type jets?"
----swa4life from airliners.net-----
"Let's just create a scenario,.. Peak oil hits again even harder than before. Energy prices become so high that the economy is effectively crippled. Things go from bad to worse, and the bottom just falls out on the market. The unemployment rate eclipses 30%, the dollar becomes the peso, and the world becomes a very different place.
As bad as things are, there is still a market for some of life's most basic needs and one of those needs is the ability to get from one part of the country to the other. Obviously much fewer people will be in a position to be able to travel, but the need remains for the few left who require it.
+ With gas prices over $10 a gallon, driving places is a worse option than ever before.
+ It may not even be safe to move significant distances on the ground.
+ Infrastructure will likely degrade resulting in poor traffic management.
+ Trains are still an option, but with limited range and possibly vulnerable to unreliable electricity supply.
What do you think we would see in the way of air service in an environment like this? Obviously a smaller industry overall. Do any of the actual airlines survive? Do they go away from scheduled service and operate chartered flights? Much smaller executive type jets?"
----swa4life from airliners.net-----