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AirTalk

AirTalk for May 21, 2002

United Airlines Vs Southwest; Strange Myths and Curious Legends on the City Of Angels

United Airlines Vs Southwest; Strange Myths and Curious Legends on the City Of Angels

United Airlines Vs Southwest

AirTalk for May 21, 2002

United is a predominantly employee owned business. However, Southwest boasts a company that has encouraged its employees to act like owners. Why is it that Southwest has become so successful while United Airlines is often plagued with in-fighting and union power struggles? Larry Mantle speaks with Kevin Freiberg, co-author of Nuts!: Southwest's Crazy Recipe for Business and Personal Success (Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishers), and John McCorkle, who writes a newsletter which covers the airline industry from the inside.

To subscribe to John McCorkle's newsletter, send an e-mail to jhmjr@compuserve.com.

Strange Myths and Curious Legends on the City Of Angels

AirTalk for May 21, 2002

What is it about LA that inspires people to refer to it by such monikers as La La Land, Hollyweird, Plastic Land or even Paradise with a Lobotomy? Larry Mantle examines the culture of Los Angeles through its urban myths legends and scandalous rumors with Paul Young, author of LA Exposed (St. Martins Press).