Lawreston
En-Route
........ but this was CHEAP.
On a brutally-cold and windy day I was visiting a Northeast regional airport. When I arrived there was a Hawker 400-series jet just outside the door and hooked to the FBO's power wagon. The lineman made frequent trips outside to tend the situation during the ensuing hour. Finally, a honkin' big Mercedes arrived, the front logo plate heralding Mercedes in an ultra-elite residential area several states distant, and parked near the jet. Out scrambled several teenagers and a couple adults, all who boarded the plane.
While it appeared the PIC/FO had completed their check list one of them exited the a/c and came into the lobby. "Do we owe you anything?"
I could sense fire in the eyes of the personnel behind the counter, although it was said, "You're set to go." Said spokesman, as the flight crew was spooling-up the Hawker, told the lineman, "It would have been nice if they had inquired when you first secured them; but once the passengers were boarded I wasn't going to further delay them." The lineman shook his head:
"Yeah; they stiffed me, too."
I was disgusted. I ran a check on the tail #. It's available for only $2340.00 per hour.
[End of Rant]
HR
On a brutally-cold and windy day I was visiting a Northeast regional airport. When I arrived there was a Hawker 400-series jet just outside the door and hooked to the FBO's power wagon. The lineman made frequent trips outside to tend the situation during the ensuing hour. Finally, a honkin' big Mercedes arrived, the front logo plate heralding Mercedes in an ultra-elite residential area several states distant, and parked near the jet. Out scrambled several teenagers and a couple adults, all who boarded the plane.
While it appeared the PIC/FO had completed their check list one of them exited the a/c and came into the lobby. "Do we owe you anything?"
I could sense fire in the eyes of the personnel behind the counter, although it was said, "You're set to go." Said spokesman, as the flight crew was spooling-up the Hawker, told the lineman, "It would have been nice if they had inquired when you first secured them; but once the passengers were boarded I wasn't going to further delay them." The lineman shook his head:
"Yeah; they stiffed me, too."
I was disgusted. I ran a check on the tail #. It's available for only $2340.00 per hour.
[End of Rant]
HR
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