November 13, 2016
Greg Silberman CFA CAIA CA(SA) @ Atlanta Capital Group
Chief Investment Officer at Atlanta Capital Group
Secrets to Managing the Bulge
My earliest recollection of economic sanctions was in 1984 … during apartheid years.
The Anglo-American hegemony imposed economic sanctions on a wealthy South Africa.
One effect was to prevent South African Airways from flying over airspace of numerous African countries.
Instead SAA would have to fly west out to the Atlantic Ocean and land on a cockroach infested volcanic rock in the Canary Island’s called Ihla do sal at 2:30 in the morning.
Everybody had to leave the aircraft and spend an hour in a hot terminal building whilst they refueled the B747’s.
This detour became colloquially known as flying R ound the Bulge , adding at least 3 to 4 hours to any flight, making London a 13 hour flight instead of 10!
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