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Hard landing
Thomas Petzinger · 初版 1995 年
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飞行是一场征服行动，征服的是大自然最根本、最强大的力量。它将喷气发动机的狂暴怒火与野蛮动力，同驾驶舱微乎其微的公差融为一体。航空公司的度量衡涵盖了从吨到毫克、从英里到毫米的各个级别，任何疏忽大意——引擎设置、襟翼位置、训练失误——都足以夺去数百条生命。Hard Landing 讲述的正是那些试图从这场高空走钢丝般的营生中赚取利润的人们的故事。因为运营一家航空公司需要统摄全局的战略远见，否则那精妙的协同运作
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关于这个我读过一本特别有意思的书，是 Thomas Petzinger Jr. 写的《Hard Landing》。这里面可不仅讲了 Sabre 的历史。我看它更多是因为我自己就在旅游业工作 ;-) http://www.amazon.com/Hard-Landing-Contest-Profits-Airlines/...
A really interesting book I read about this is Hard Landing by Thomas Petzinger Jr. This contains more than just a history of Sabre. I read it more because I work in the travel industry ;-) http://www.amazon.com/Hard-Landing-Contest-Profits-Airlines/...
如果你对这类话题感兴趣，强烈推荐 Thomas Petzinger Jr. 的《Hard Landing》。民航业自诞生以来，其 unit economics 已经发生了翻天覆地的变化。
Highly recommend "Hard Landing" by Thomas Petzinger Jr. if you're interested in this sort of subject. Unit economics for commercial aviation have changed substantially since the industry's inception.
……历史：从公司派对上机组成员身穿古罗马托加长袍，到 NASA 宇航员转行当飞行员，其中很多事情真的能让人回想起他们当年那种老派的西部拓荒文化。强烈推荐读读 Thomas Petzinger 写的《Hard Landing》，了解更多关于 Herb K. 带领西南航空在摸爬滚打中创业的背景。
…history: from crewmembers dressed up in toga at company parties to NASA astronauts that became pilots, some of it really throwing back to their old school wild west culture. Highly recommend reading Hard Landing by Thomas Petzinger for a little more background on SWA rough and tumble startup story with Herb K.
……放松管制（deregulation）。既然从和你观点不同的人口中听到事实似乎会冒犯到你，我建议你参考另一个关于放松管制历程的信息来源——它带来的动荡，以及最终的成功——去看看 Thomas Petzinger 的《Hard Landing》吧。
…deregulation. Since hearing facts from people you disagree seems to offend, I would suggest a separate source on the path of deregulation, the instability it brought, but then the ultimate success - check out Hard Landing by Thomas Petzinger.
扯开去说一句。如果你对航空公司的历史以及激烈的权力斗争感兴趣，我强烈推荐 Thomas Petzinger Jr. 写的《Hard Landing: The Epic Contest for Power and Profits That Plunged the Airlines Into Chaos》一书。
Tangential. If you're interested in the history of airlines and the intense power struggles, I highly recommend the book Hard Landing: The Epic Contest for Power and Profits That Plunged the Airlines Into Chaos by Thomas Petzinger Jr.
如果你喜欢读航空公司的历史，我强烈推荐 Thomas Petzinger 的《Hard Landing》……书里有相当大篇幅讲述了各家航空公司在计算机系统上残酷的厮杀……读起来能让人深刻体会到，安排机票预订这样看似平淡无奇的事情，当年竟会如此……
If you enjoy reading about the history of airlines, I highly recommend Thomas Petzinger's "Hard Landing"...a good chunk of the book is devoted to the airlines' brutal fight over computer systems...reading it is a great look into how something so seemingly mundane as arranging ticket reservations was so…