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Old 05-04-2008, 03:08 PM   #13
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Default Re: U.S. "Essential Air Service" Subsidies

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Originally Posted by Prestwick Pioneer View Post
I wasnt talking about one, I was talking about a Nationwide service, franchised and run properly. Costs could be kept down with one fleet type, operator, spares sources, crew qualifications, fuel costs, economics of scale etc. You could get a job flying one!!
Logistically a nightmare. If England ran a service like that, it would be possible and might even be cost effective. Trying a national program, even a franchised one, on a country as large as the US with a large population would be asking for problems. It could be done, but it would be a definite money pit, and fiscal abuse would be bad. No, I don't think government has any place in private industry, and flying businessmen from their remote homes shouldn't be subsidized. Let 'em rent a plane on their own, or drive.
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