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Final Landing
My father originally flew for the Navy, before I was born. He then flew for Braniff Airlines on the 727. I remember all the models he had of the airplanes. Well, Braniff went bankrupt, my father went to college, and became a computer programmer. One night he sat down our family, and told us that United had offered him a job flying. He actually asked us if it was okay, even though it didn't pay as well. He flew the 727, 777, but mostly the 737-300. So off he went. Now just before the turn of the millennium, United's pilots, ground crews, and flight attendants, were all going to help purchase the company, in order to run it, within. Although company letter head scared off the attendants, and ground crews, the pilots found that they could do it, if they wagered their pensions against, the company holdings. So, they bought it. They struggled because without, "proper management," no one wanted to do business with them, so they hired a management company. Then a few radicals, with the worst intentions caused a national catastrophe, and the airline industry's business dropped. In order to keep doing business at all, the United management asked for a government loan. My dad lost 87% of his pension. He never got cross, he just retired at age 60, moving on to other forms of income. The trip was not unlike bringing a 737 down on an aircraft carrier for a Final Landing.
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Expressionism / Multi-Dimensional |
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Original Oil Painting On Canvas |
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No |
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30"X40" |
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022007-1017 |
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Limited Edition Print |
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Note Cards |
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$100 USD |
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$50 USD |
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