Introspection

With all that I have behind me
And for all that lay ahead
There is nothing that can defy me
No matter, to me, what is said.

I may at times want to quit
Which may turn out to be right.
But there is one thing for sure,
I will never go down without a fight.

But what do you do
When caught in between?
Of all that there is,
And all that has been.

Little help is rendered
irrespective of how hard you work
Even though you are dedicated
All you get is dirt.

-Myself

Solitude

Solitude they say
Is being alone
But, is it? Perspectives differ,
And it is more than
Just living with oneself, and
Sharing room, on the inside
Normally occupied by
Someone else.

It brings out the deepest desires
And minuscule thoughts
That only for a moment
Linger, and in the deepest corners are lost.
Give 'em a chance
to evolve, and just maybe,
the gravest problems, they solve.
And solitude they say
Is being lonely.

Dwindling....

If you remember my first post on this blog, and I would be really surprised if you do, I had set out to post an article at least once a week at the minimum. Evidently, I have failed miserably towards that goal. I could probably use ten other adjectives to quantify the extent of my inablity to stick to that promise, but that would be simply a waste of webspace. So I would refrain from that.

The purpose of this post is remind me of the fact that I do have a blog and I need to keep it well updated. I've been following a couple of blogs here and it is amazing how much information and (virtual) experience you can gain from an experienced person's blog. And they still find time to keep their blogs updated notwithstanding their busy schedules. Hats off to you guys.... really appreciate your contribution to the blogosphere - you are truly an inspiration; not only because you are great pilots and engineers, but also because you find time to write for us so that we may view the panoramic vista through your words.

Thank you guys. 

Carry On

When faced with mountains,

And valleys that run deep.

When the way ahead

Is apparently too steep.

Carry on….

 

When the road in front is winding

And it is not worth the trouble.

Each step that you take is tiring

And looks like there is not end to it.

Carry on….

 

What lies ahead, nobody knows,

Smooth path, sharp curves, steep climbs?

These are the paths o'er which life flows,

Do not stop but stay in the grind.

And, carry on….

-BrokenArrow

The Course

(-Myself)

I don’t want to fall to pieces,

This is not the way I'd planned it to be.

All my dreams, mere delusions?

And on the surface, for everyone to see?

 

Not quite the way round,

When I thought I'd hit something - nothing was found.

Striving to be different, I have lost my way,

I wait for the wheel of fortune to turn around.

 

It is not my quality, that is me,

My choices decide what I become.

To take a different road, was what I did,

But this is different, and by a large sum!

 

To fear not, is what I plan to do,

Dear God, I put my trust in you.

You can rise above mountains,

I am sure that I will too!

Last but Not the Least

Killing time? But stop

Stop killing,

stop time.

Can you stop time?

The moments fly too fast for that

But you can

 

Try.

Impede the perpetual flow

that takes you down the ages.

Take the path

less used

and you do not know

where you are headed.

 

Uncertainty,

The less you know

darker it gets.

You draw up a chimera

hope for it to come true.

But will it?

Uncertainty

you hope that it will.

 

Maybe dreams are meant

to be that way,

mere glimpses into

another world

uncertain, uninhabited.

Or you hope

you hope

you try and believe in

dreams turning true;

maybe they do

 

You keep glancing sideways

looking for encouraging signs

that do not exist.

Never stopping

to find any escape route

never finding

continue moving

forward always hoping.

 

Though things look bleak

you march on

and on

and further yet,

till you last

last but not the least.

It is true.

-BrokenArrow

Report Card

 
 

With the DGCA having just published the airline performance data for Jan'09 the feeling is hardly of elation. It is much like a school boy who has not performed well, but could've done worse! The performance of an airline is basically measured in terms of its load factor which is simply the percentage of seats booked on all their flights. Here's a summary of the load factors. As always, the statistic speaks for itself.

 

Airlines	Load Factor
Air India	22.60%
	66.00%	International
Air India Express	33.90%
	74.90%	International
Alliance	54.50%
GoAir	63.80%
Indian Airlines	60.40%
Jet Airways	64.70%
	74.90%	International
JetLite	67.50%
	72.60%	International
Kingfisher	64.20%
	71.00%	International
Paramount	83.10%
SpiceJet	68.30%
Total:	64.20%
	70.40%	International

 

 

As is evident the load factor continues to be less than 65% which is making flying unsustainable for most airlines. The possible solutions for this would be reducing capacity.