PROSPEROUS.
OPTIMISTIC.
MOVE MORE PEOPLE.
UNCERTAIN.
WARY.
A HUMAN APPENDAGE.
Firms: Highly productive. Consumers: Eager to spend.
Flyers: Apirational. Air travel: Still a marvel. Travel time: immaterial.
Age of jet engines. Assembly-line efficiencies. Safety is key.
Firms: Under scrutiny. Consumers: Budgeting.
Flyers: Economical, diverse. Air travel: A bus ride. Travel time: real.
Age of BYOD. Tech as second passenger. Harmony is key.
Stats: Economy grew by 37%. 60% earning $3,000 & $10,000 a year.
Stats: Population growth - 50M babies by end of 50s.
Stats: Boeing 707 orders - 8 (1958) to 118 (1967).
Stats: 1% owns 41% of wealth. 3M Americans long-term jobless.
Stats: 2013 US population growth (.72%) is slowest since 1937.
Stats: Gogo serving 1.5K flights. 1-in-4 Americans say tablets are essential carry-on.