Monday, November 19, 2012

Topic 13: The Return of the Zeppelin


Both demand and supply for Zeppelin dramatically decreases after the explosion of Hindenburg around the 1930s. People chose not to ride on the Zeppelin because they are too afraid to do so and they are afraid that history is going to repeat and similar incidents are going to happen again. Yet, through the advancements and improvements of technology, the service of Zeppelin riding has become more secure and safe. The Zeppelin rising service are now being improved with decent quality and better materials. For instance one great example of an improvement would be how they replace the gas in the Zeppelin with hellion and instead of hydrogen, so the possibility of a Zeppelin explodes decreases. Airship Ventures is an example of an oligopoly, because there are only three airship companies that actually own a Zeppelin and there is actually only one in the United States. Three crucial determinants that lead to Airship Ventures’ success are preference, expected future prices, and the prices of related goods. Lastly, for me, I would not really risk to go on a Zeppelin, because I have my own personal preferences, furthermore, it is not cheap to go those.