European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 28, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 16 the stars and stripes May jets jammed with Carryon baggage by Josef Hebert associated press the air plane was so crowded that the Only place for a Large Pink easter Bunny was on the cockpit jump theres the woman who stashed a Small dog under her the passenger who put a Bowling Ball in the overhead and the Story doubted by some and never officially confirmed about the embalmed body brought on Board in a garment passengers want to keep their prize possessions on the plane with them and flight attendants say the result is havoc in the the Federal aviation which now leaves the Issue of Carryon baggage largely up to the is discussing More stringent new regulations May come out As Early As this the problems associated with Carryon baggage have been steadily increasing Over the years and have now reached a Point of being out of concluded Faa investigators after an inspection of air lines last every airline is faced with a Carryon baggage problem that they cannot control under exist ing according to flight attendants and Faa offi Are some of the other items passengers have car Ted onto commercial air planes a Christmas roots and All a pair of truck a All sizes of a 4by5foot stained Glass a grand the Faa leaves the Issue of Carryon baggage largely up to the file photo father a sewing fishing a Micro wave an antique Hobby horse and a Battery the acid of which dripped from an overhead Faa administrator Donald Engen joked recently to reporters about a passenger who wanted to put a Type writer in the overhead i told him to put it Over his said people think its like their living he last the association of flight which represents of the people who must Deal with the baggage petitioned the Faa to re quire airlines to measure and limit Carryon baggage before the Union complained of a total breakdown of attempts to curb passengers inclinations to cart items the airlines acknowledge occasional problems with unwieldy but say the flight attendants con Cerns Are we dont see it As a safety says Walter director of operators at the air trans port which represents the major air he says current which require that All Carryon baggage be stowed in a Safe place but does not limit the give the flight Crew adequate control Over the Coleman told the Faa that a requirement for air lines to Check Carryon baggage at the Gate could Cost some airlines million to delay the Board ing and irritate at the busiest airports it would result in a chaotic he but the flight with some support from officials within the suggest the baggage crunch poses a safety the whole thrust of our petition is argues Matthew safety specialist for association of flight not Only can the excess baggage dislodge in a crash or but there is concern it will impede evacuation and in some cases even affect a planes airworthiness because of the additional he Faa inspectors confirmed that added weight from Carryon baggage could cause pilots to falsely gauge a planes weight and balance a process used to deter mine amounts of fuel and Takeoff they noted that most airlines provide a 5poundperpassenger mar Gin for Carryon but suggested that May now be on an aircraft such As the Boeing the Takeoff weight May be in error by up to pounds because of excess Carryon the Faa report the airlines Are aware that passengers want to take As much baggage into the air plane Cabin As possible and Are eager to its a passenger a com its service the carriers Are they try to move the passenger As he wants to be the Atas Coleman said in an to meet those new aircraft Are being designed with More baggage space in the Many such As United Are expanding baggage space in their existing planes airlines such As Southwest and people express Cater to the Carryon in a recent Survey of frequent the International airline passenger association found that among the most important considerations cited by air travellers when evaluating airline service is Speed in moving through meaning Quick baggage retrieval or better yet no requirement to Check bags at youve got people that Are moving household goods in the says David director of the Pas Senger but he adds most passengers dont want their Freedom to take personal items aboard its a matter of convenience and it also gives them the they i cant lose it because Ive got explained banking on the Gucci is  associated press classic and tasteful Are two words that immediately come to mind when describing products that sport the famous Backoo Back Gucci the same can be said of Maurizio the new chairman of the Board who is sitting Comfort ably atop the multimillion Dollar Gucci with his carefully Cut Blond a patrician nose topped by a unobtrusive aviator glasses and a perfectly tailored the 36yearold Gucci looks More like an International banker than someone who grew up in the hurl Burly world of and he has a Bankers conservatism in planning changes in the besides expanding the ready Tower and jewelry lines and attracting new and younger Gucci not much else needs to be in just redecorating one not redoing the pal the new chairman there Are few very few things to Gucci he May Stem from the fact that despite his famous surname he grew up like any other child in his native my father always kept me in a very different a simple Gucci said in an interview inside his leather angled office atop the Tony Gucci store on fifth Avenue in new even being recognized is not very import he but these As he jets Between Homes in Milan and new York and Gucci stores around the it is More i must Tell you Gucci chuckling before he begins his Story about the italian prime ministers visit to Japan where there Are 40 Gucci each time he was introduced to someone they would Bow and the chairman everywhere he went it was he said with a when the prime minister returned to Italy he praised Gucci family As being among Italy greatest Goodwill that no Maurizio asked As Pink spots of embarrassment crept into his the Story could sound self serving but when Gucci tells you hear Only Pride in the company that bears his the grandson of Gucci founder Guccio Maurizio took Over As head of the Rek nowed accessory House last november after his Aldo settled into what he refers to As an unabashed fan of the 76yearold he uses words like incredible and intuitive to describe his uncles business the elder Gucci carries the title of honorary chair Man and his Nephew said the two were in constant i still learn much from he has such a sense of strength selected chairman Over Aldos sons and his Giorgio and Gucci said it was not necessarily predetermined that he would one Day Captain the Gucci it was not but it was a course i said who is married and the father of daughters aged 4 and some of the earliest memories Are of his re intense in the designing and creating the leather goods that were the Early Hallmarks of the Gucci later he watched his artistic father and industrious Uncle meld their talents and from the original Florence shop founded in create an Empire that today numbers 150 stores and franchises worldwide with and while watching he from my i got More of the the the Sweet he said from my Uncle i really Learned the business and the its a Good no it is a Good one that is Likely to Benefit the Gucci though who holds degrees in Law and will not discuss Industry reports estimate the company took in million last the Gucci world is so he said with a believers he spoke about Gucci being a Point of reference for customers but bristled at the suggestion that Gucci run As a status Symbol for design conscious shoppers might be Jonce upon a the go was a status he it was the reason people were today it Doest matter where the go the most important thing is the product and the go is the guarantee of that