Saturday, April 30, 2011
The Airline: Swissair
Swissair AG (Swiss Air Transport Company Limited, Schweizerische Luftverkehr) was the former national airline of Switzerland.
It was formed from a merger between Balair and Ad Astra Aero (To the Stars), in 1931. For most of its 71 years, Swissair was one of the major international airlines and known as the "Flying Bank" due to the financial stability of the airline, causing it to be regarded as a Swiss national symbol and icon. It was headquartered at Zurich Airport in Kloten.
In 1997 the Swissair Group was renamed SAirGroup, with four subdivisions: SAirlines (to which Swissair and Crossair belonged), SAirServices, SAirLogistics and SAirRelations.
After the expansive "Hunter strategy" in the late 1990s and after the economic turndown following September 11, Swissair's assets dramatically lost value, grounding the already-troubled airline in October 2001. The airline was kept alive until 31 March 2002 by the Swiss Federal government.
On 1 April 2002 the successor airline Swiss International Air Lines was founded on the base of former Crossair, taking over most of the routes, planes and staff of former Swissair. Today, The SAirGroup company still exists and is in the process of being liquidated. Swiss International Air Lines were taken over by the German airline Lufthansa in 2005
Friday, April 29, 2011
NEW WORK & EXHIBIT in Philly +++ ONLINE STORE COMING SOON
I'm launching my online store this month, been getting busy in the studio.
These pieces are part of a show in Philly called Art Noir: The Parisian Embrace. The show is on display at Vivant Gallery from April 15 to May 28th, 2011. Visit website for directions.
From the press release: April 15 - May 28th, 2011 Vivant will be hosting a month long art exhibition entitled "Noir: The Parisian Embrace" as a part of Pennsylvania International Festival of the Arts' Gallery Night. The art exhibition will explore periods ranging from the late 1800s to the 1960s, when African American artists expiated to Paris, France as result of racial prejudices and segregation. When America refused to celebrate black art Paris did by opening their city, musical stages, and art gallery walls to many black American artists such as singers Josephine Baker, Nina Simone and Charlie Parker; writers Langston Hughes and Richard Wright; and painters Henry Ossawa Tanner and Herbert Gentry.
In the 1920s and after World War II black American writers, artists, and musicians arrived in Parisand popularized jazz in Parisian nightclubs, a time when Montmartre was known as "the Harlem ofParis." During the same time, the development of traditional African sculpture became a powerful influence among European artists who formed an avant-garde aesthetic in the development of modern art. In the words of artist David C. Driskell, "They chose a form of cultural exile over expatriation, hoping for a better day to come about in the land of their birth." website link.
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Wizz Ambassadors on Facebook - 51 Girls
Wizz Air is looking for the most elegant and professional flight attendants to become the company's image in 2011. From Wizz Air passengers and all can join the jury to choose the winners.
Shortlist of candidates has been created by fashion experts and airline industry and is now among Internet users to choose the 14 flight attendants will be the company's image for the current year, two persons for each country with Wizz Air bases: Poland , Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Czech Republic, Serbia.
Since Romania joined the competition were 15 people.Winners will receive a professional photo shoot and publicity materials will be present throughout Europe Wizz Air.
Visitors on Facebook.com page / wizzaircom can view photos and can express their views using the option "VOTE."Participants who accumulate the most votes will be designated winners. The application allows the option "Search" Make it so that visitors can candidates by gender, country or tables.
Each user can provide a day 7 votes - one for each country.The campaign has already begun and will end in late April.
