Word: turner
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...dial turner in search of music these days is likely to encounter a shrill, nasal voice spewing at triphammer speed sentiments something like these...
Waffles & Costs. The man largely responsible is Qantas' general manager and chief executive, Cedric O. Turner, 51 (see cut), a onetime accountant who likes to "get to the facts and cut out the waffle." Taking over in 1951. he set out to model his line after U.S. carriers, expanded Qantas service west to London, north to Hong Kong and Japan, laid new routes east to Hawaii...
...runway. One big advantage is relatively low pay scales ($7,000 for a Connie captain v. $21,000 in the U.S.). Another is crack maintenance that cuts costly engine failures to about half the world airline average. Net result: a 52% jump since 1953 in what Qantas Boss Turner likes to call "bottoms uplifted...
...next five years, Turner expects another 100% increase in his high-flying bottoms, with a 125% boost on the Pacific route to the U.S. and Canada. Says he: "Australia is virtually isolated. Trade is vital; development is vital. Qantas has a major role to play in both...
Demand no longer sets the price of goods and services because, as Indiana University Economist Robert C. Turner points out, "prices are not related significantly to demand, but to costs. The price setting process has been shifted from the competitive marketplace to the conference table...