NOW THAT'S HIGH FINANCE

by Fred Gay

Solution: VOLLEYBALL GAME

The first step is to identify all of the images. The paper money is (left to right):

1) Austria - 1000 schilling

2) Mexico - 200 peso

3) United Arab Emirates - 20 dirham

4) United Kingdom - 1 pound

5) Mexico - 500 peso

6) Indonesia - 5000 rupiah

7) Lebanon - 100,000 livre

The planes each represent an airline, each of which has a unique two character alphanumeric designator code assigned to it by the International Air Transport Association (which is clued by the flavortext). The airlines are (left to right then top to bottom):

1) Austrian Arrows (Austria) VO

2) Etihad (UAE) EY

3) Garuda Indonesia (Indonesia) GA

4) Middle East Airlines (Lebanon) ME

5) Allegro (Mexico) LL

6) Allegro (Mexico) LL

7) British Airways (United Kingdom) BA

Arranging these in the order indicated by the paper bills (with Allegro used twice), yields:

Austrian Arrows VO

Allegro LL

Etihad EY

British Airways BA

Allegro LL

Garuda Indonesia GA

Middle East Airlines ME

Or VOLLEYBALL GAME.