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The Velveteen Ocelot

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5. Not a good reason to permit cabotage.

Reply to GoneOffShore (Reply #3)

Wed Feb 13, 2013, 11:29 PM

Feb 2013

Mergers always result in job losses, unfortunately (I am "retired" because of an airline merger). But I see absolutely no justification for allowing foreign carriers to operate point-to-point within the U.S. Why make things worse than they already are?

Also, if you look at statistics, US carriers are among the safest in the world. If you are referring to the specific airline, American, well, they have had a few problems over the years.

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I think it's time for open skies domestically [View all] RB TexLa Feb 2013 OP

No. No, no, no, no, a thousand times no. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2013 #1

Well said. Capt.Rocky300 Feb 2013 #2

The merger is probably going to do the exact same thing to the jobs. GoneOffShore Feb 2013 #3

Not a good reason to permit cabotage. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2013 #5

The European airlines are unionized RB TexLa Feb 2013 #4

But the aircraft will not be staffed with American crews. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2013 #6

Oh, no. The nerve of anyone to think non-Americans could ever deserve jobs. RB TexLa Feb 2013 #7

I don't want any more American jobs going elsewhere. Period. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2013 #8