This is something much-needed in the industry. Many of the technicians that are being trained and many out in the field don't have all the skills and tools they need to address the needs of the technically advanced aircraft being developed. |
Those companies that don't have really well thought out business models and are driven by a need to spend money to capture customers and maybe make it some time in the future are toast. |
Those worried about 2002 earnings aren't paying attention. The issue is what's going to happen going forward. |
What's happening right now is that as the industry matures, we're testing business models. For those companies that have business models where you are driven by a diverse source of revenue stream and where revenues are higher than expenses, you are going to do fine. |
[But the economy can affect whether people want to go see a movie when it finally hits the screens, and a desire to just forget a lousy economy can be a factor.] The so-called height of the movie business was in 1938 to 1941, during the Depression, just before World War II, ... Movies reflect the times we live in, but it's the audience's desire for escapism that brings us to the movies. |