Posted by William Herp on Mon, Dec 17, 2012 Here’s to hoping that this winter turns out to be as gentle as the winter of 2011-2012. We had Hurricane Irene in the fall last year, plus a pretty huge Halloween storm. But after that it was, well, smooth sledding all winter for Linear Air, the …
Posted by William Herp on Fri, Nov 16, 2012 As founder and CEO of a travel company like Linear Air, I get to focus on and talk all day, every day about something most people want to do, and enjoy, more – travel. It’s a tough job, but somebody’s gotta do it 🙂 And a few weeks …
Posted by William Herp on Fri, Nov 16, 2012 Our COO Peter Schmidt and our Chief Pilot Joanna Love took a brief trip to Martha’s Vineyard and back today. Peter shot this photograph of cirrus clouds from the left seat of our Cirrus SR-22 aircraft. Being able to attend a one hour business meeting 90 …
Posted by William Herp on Tue, Oct 30, 2012 Sandy was a unique storm: turned left instead of right – one of only a handful in recorded history – was very low pressure, and very big. Our hearts and thoughts are with our friends in NY, NJ and CT, and across New England and the …
Did you know that you used to be able to board an airliner in Youngstown, OH, and fly to Lancaster, PA? You could also get an airline seat between Bedford, MA, – where Linear Air is based – and Bluefield, WV, or between Tupelo, MS and Santa Fe, NM. It was expensive. It wasn’t necessarily fast, or …
Posted by William Herp on Fri, Oct 05, 2012 I don’t mind negotiating the price that I’ll pay for some items, like my home, or my car. Truth is, I kind of like the negotiating process. But the reality is that most products and service Americans buy are sold at set prices. Tax typically is …
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Who is your target customer? What is your target market? You needn’t have attended the Harvard Business School to recognize that knowing the answers to those two intertwined questions are key to the success of a business. Businesses still need to properly manage their finances, operate at a high level of excellence, treat their employees …
Posted by William Herp on Mon, Sep 17, 2012 They call it “leisure travel” for a reason. You’re supposed to be traveling as a way to escape the hectic pace; the chaos; the pressure; the relentlessness of daily life and work. You are trying to escape stress. But too often, these days “leisure” travel is …
Posted by William Herp on Wed, Aug 08, 2012 If you’ve been following my blog, you know that I focus a lot on how my company, Linear Air, provides a fantastic value for business travelers. But what you probably don’t realize is that, depending on the time of year, between 20 percent and 40 percent of Linear …
