tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post4475805820206576163..comments2024-03-28T23:48:08.527-05:00Comments on Jackson Jambalaya: Interim Airport CEO Leaves (Updated)Kingfishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06184990110961727404noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-88215651829215701262019-07-11T13:18:06.045-05:002019-07-11T13:18:06.045-05:00@ 12:27
Your obviously trying to say Sanderson Far...@ 12:27<br />Your obviously trying to say Sanderson Farms family... well some live in woodland hills fondren as well. So they're not only in the NE Jackson neighborhoods. I agree the city has become a place for affluent families. That said, let's not ridicule them for the success they've had. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-47869392951255815022019-07-11T12:27:35.714-05:002019-07-11T12:27:35.714-05:006:48,
The mega mansions at end of Meadowbrook rd S...6:48,<br />The mega mansions at end of Meadowbrook rd Smith the 7,000 sq. Ft guest house or playhouses are located are safe near the lake. As are the houses in Meadowbrook highlands with the fulltime guard. Thanks to cspire families and Sanders in farms yates daughter in law... see all of these families that can afford 4 kids in private schools 2 other beach house or Oxford condos a country club membership and security etc...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-43887146798583749552019-07-11T09:20:07.565-05:002019-07-11T09:20:07.565-05:00My enduring memory of the Jackson Airport will be ...My enduring memory of the Jackson Airport will be the night our pilot woke us up during a redeye flight to tell us he was taking us back to Dallas because the Jackson runway lights were off and the tower was not responding on the radio. You could hear the sense of disbelief in the pilot's voice. I fly a lot and have never experienced that before or since. The paper wrote a story about it. <br /><br />https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2016/07/07/jackson-airport-mystery-were-runway-lights-off/86719500<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-14224490216252578812019-07-11T08:00:17.128-05:002019-07-11T08:00:17.128-05:00Jackson is the worst run city this country. The re...Jackson is the worst run city this country. The rest of the metro area is the only thing showing any hope and I fear it is too little too late.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-67851995664887420382019-07-11T07:50:53.933-05:002019-07-11T07:50:53.933-05:00Arriving at the airport in Jackson from anywhere o...Arriving at the airport in Jackson from anywhere outside Mississippi is a depressing reminder of the state of this state. It is made even worse by the voice of Mayor Lomumble reciting a cheesy welcome to his failing radical city over the loudspeaker.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-59021018854387066182019-07-11T06:48:10.728-05:002019-07-11T06:48:10.728-05:002:32 pm
Safe? The location where the mayor lives ...2:32 pm<br /><br />Safe? The location where the mayor lives is literally a stone’s throw from where a well known OB/GYN was kidnapped at gunpoint at his home a few years ago. The victim was forced to drive the thug in the doc’s vehicle. However, a block away, the doctor managed to find his weapon in the vehicle and shoot the thug who died almost instantly. There is no safe haven in Jackson. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-43669762495917202142019-07-10T20:51:18.232-05:002019-07-10T20:51:18.232-05:00Jacques DeGaul will be the next interim. See how p...Jacques DeGaul will be the next interim. See how productive that Paris Air Show was now?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-80634848827161673492019-07-10T20:49:32.642-05:002019-07-10T20:49:32.642-05:00T-H-I-R-D W-O-R-L-D A-I-R-P-O-R-T
Actually, t...T-H-I-R-D W-O-R-L-D A-I-R-P-O-R-T<br /><br />Actually, the airports in many third world countries are much nicer and more passenger friendly than this shit hole airport, including Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica, Croatia, Macedonia, Bosnia, Albania, Kosovo, Tunisia, Morocco, and on and on. I have flown into all of these countries.<br /><br />//Retired aviation executive//What an Embarassing Airportnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-80927512127866228502019-07-10T19:28:24.846-05:002019-07-10T19:28:24.846-05:00I think about Paris when I'm high on red wine,... I think about Paris when I'm high on red wine,<br /> I wish I could jump on a plane. <br /> <br />Jimmy Buffett <br /> <br />"Changes in Latitudes. Changes in Attitudes"<br /> <br />1977Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-80212507580568998812019-07-10T18:58:15.089-05:002019-07-10T18:58:15.089-05:00Kenny Wayne Jones , here is your chance. LolKenny Wayne Jones , here is your chance. LolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-36358492694875714042019-07-10T17:54:17.619-05:002019-07-10T17:54:17.619-05:00You see this same stuff in the private sector. Whe...You see this same stuff in the private sector. Whether it be nepotism, a preference for a frat/ sorority, or a racial or gender preference for the sake of diversity. <br /><br />Companies will often be mostly staffed with incompetent people that rely on 2 or 3 people to do all of the work. Eventually the 2 or 3 competent people find greener pastures. In the private sector this can lead to a the failure of a corporation. Not so in government.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-48291649409211608662019-07-10T17:53:08.424-05:002019-07-10T17:53:08.424-05:00Kennuf Stokes would do a great job.Kennuf Stokes would do a great job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-52816683093596991412019-07-10T17:40:47.613-05:002019-07-10T17:40:47.613-05:00Did you know that Supersede is the only English wo...Did you know that Supersede is the only English word ending in -sede. Crazy! And she totally misused that word. <br /><br />Looks like he had it worked out to drop this move AFTER his all expense, extended stay, trip to Paris. It sounds like he has great fiscal judgment. Wonder if their board will go for the all of us go and we take 5 extra days to Paris next year? <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-70785852985120310072019-07-10T16:06:02.530-05:002019-07-10T16:06:02.530-05:00All of you with theories about Southwest airlines ...All of you with theories about Southwest airlines are wrong. <br /><br />Southwest bought AirTran which left them with ooerations at 3 relatively close airports - Memphis, Jackson, and new Orleans. As soon as that merger happened Jackson's days were numbered. PittPanthernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-13395371681888335012019-07-10T15:52:20.416-05:002019-07-10T15:52:20.416-05:00The gross incompetence of everyone involved with l...The gross incompetence of everyone involved with leadership in Jackson really speaks volumes. Like the old saying about actions speaking louder than words. Despite all of their PC doubletalk. Their actions and performance really tell it all.<br /><br />Literal clowns could do a better job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-57970700615060077812019-07-10T15:18:19.343-05:002019-07-10T15:18:19.343-05:00Not to worry, because with all of that newfound kn...Not to worry, because with all of that newfound knowledge and professional contacts garnered in Paris, great things are on the horizon.Cynical Samnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-3530842581540448892019-07-10T15:00:53.803-05:002019-07-10T15:00:53.803-05:00Perhaps with all of the grant money that was annou...Perhaps with all of the grant money that was announced the other day the airport board can purchase some new porta-potties...what an embarrassment. It's really a great first impression when my clients arrive at JAN.<br /><br />I think the terminal needs to be completely redesigned with a security area in the center of the terminal serving both concourses and the capacity for at least 4 lines (3 regular + 1 Pre-Check) during busy periods. I nearly missed my flight the other morning when some dipshit wanted to argue with TSA about his toothpaste. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-24626427098373630272019-07-10T14:44:48.708-05:002019-07-10T14:44:48.708-05:00Uhhh - no. Southwest didn't run the numbers i...Uhhh - no. Southwest didn't run the numbers in the mid 1990's and decide this was a profitable market. Southwest only came to Jackson because they were trying to get the Wright amendment repealed so they could fly from Dallas Love Field to wherever they wanted and Trent Lott was a vote in the Senate they had to have to make this happen. And World Com maybe had just enough traffic potential that they could put 50 people on a flight between Chicago and Houston which just happened to stop here. And guess what, when they finally opened up unlimited service out of Dallas Love field and needed the aircraft, which city did they cut? Jackson. So Jackson is only the second city ever permanently cut by Southwest Airlines outside of old Airtran cities. The other loser - Beaumont Texas. I didn't know you could even fly to Beaumont Texas. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-87494561484745452932019-07-10T14:32:28.259-05:002019-07-10T14:32:28.259-05:0010'45, my heart sank when you mentioned that t...10'45, my heart sank when you mentioned that the Mayor and his retinue were having lunch at the Manship. I once posted here that I had seen Tony Yarber and HIS retinue having lunch at the Manship, around 2:30 in the afternoon. I was happy to see Yarber go (duh); now I'm thoroughly depressed to see that the new Mayor is following Yarber's example. I love the Manship, but it ain't cheap. We need a Mayor who will set a much better example. He is not an absolute monarch; he's the political leader of a wretchedly poor city. He's got no reason for flaunting himself and his courtiers. <br /><br />Any truth to the rumor that the Mayor is now living on a gated cul-de-sac off of Ridgewood near Northminster Baptist? No worries about crime for our Dear Leader.Burkenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-87634741323824356572019-07-10T14:04:42.248-05:002019-07-10T14:04:42.248-05:00@ 1.18PM
It is really the CEO's job to run bi...@ 1.18PM<br /><br />It is really the CEO's job to run biz dev for the airport, not the BOD. That said, it would certainly help if the BOD had some influential people who had legitimate, meaningful connections and could assist in that effort. But alas, as with so many other situations in the state of MS, these BOD positions don't go to the most qualified, but rather to people of the appropriate ethnicity and as personal and/or political favors.<br /><br />Perhaps an absolutely stellar CEO and/or BOD could put together a slick enough sales pitch to bring in another airline, but it ultimately boils down to dollars. Big airlines are only going to fly into airports where they can make money. For example, Southwest ran the numbers in the mid-1990's and decided it was a profitable market, but by late-2013, it no longer made sense, so they pulled out (and starting flying into the much-larger Memphis airport). If you want to place blame, place blame on Mississippi's poor and declining economy that does little to attract air traffic into Jackson. <br /><br />There are actually five airlines that currently fly JAN - United, Delta and American + Frontier and Via fly limited service. I predict that within 3 years, that is reduced to United, Delta and American, and that's where it stays. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-5201582413124313662019-07-10T13:55:12.331-05:002019-07-10T13:55:12.331-05:00Good for him. A nice, functional airport is an eco...Good for him. A nice, functional airport is an economic output, not input. Grow the metro, grow the state, and you will have nice things like an airport run by professionals. This "regional board" is another joke that presumes a good airport will drive businesses to the area. Not how it works. You could build 50 gates and you'll still have shrinking or stagnant pax numbers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-76072153372575085762019-07-10T13:45:21.902-05:002019-07-10T13:45:21.902-05:00This should be a Regional Airport under a independ...This should be a Regional Airport under a independent board.Mississippi is doomed if messes like this are not fixed real quick.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-25296331629399395262019-07-10T13:41:06.746-05:002019-07-10T13:41:06.746-05:00"'[H]e has exemplified high quality airpo..."'[H]e has exemplified high quality airport management skills that have superseded our expectations...,' stated LaWanda D. Harris, JMAA Board of Commissioners Chairwoman."<br /> <br />Superseded, huh? Maybe stick to words you know, LaWanda, and let's don't use those you've only heard.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-14417748456136080822019-07-10T13:30:19.326-05:002019-07-10T13:30:19.326-05:00Sam R Hall's Ledger uses JJ as his assignment ...Sam R Hall's Ledger uses <i>JJ</i> as his assignment desk again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-3430903134102042712019-07-10T13:18:24.093-05:002019-07-10T13:18:24.093-05:00What exactly are the responsibilities of the Airpo...What exactly are the responsibilities of the Airport Board. As far as I can see, the airport has only declined for years now. You used to have a full bar and a place to get a hot meal. Neither one of those now. The facilities haven't been upgraded in years. We have 1 working runway and 2 airlines that fly out of here. Ticket prices start at about $700 to go anywhere and that's a very low end seat. Shouldn't they be trying to attract airlines in here, negotiate a reasonable price on full planes for the flyers in the poorest state in the nation. It's like the airlines are charging a premium to land in our pitiful airport.---Example, I am going to a conference this fall. The airline tickets to the event cost me $750. My coworkers from the coast paid $330. BTW, if you haven't been to that airport it's gorgeous. Teal colors on well groomed grounds and apparently efficient operations. ---Anyway, seems like we got a bunch of people that just want to meet, goof around and take fancy trips. Why can't anything be done to something so obviously broken. And if nothing can be done and they have tried without success to boldly promote and make the airport a better place, then tell us why.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com