Originally Posted by
Meccano
Is that a rhetorical question Flame? Or are you serious?
If you do the research you'll find the following:
Since 1938, all American airlines must be at least 75% owned by US citizens. Any previous effort to change to that requirement has been resisted.
Under the Open Skies negotiations the EU is demanding that rule be abolished.
On September 11th 2001 a gang of middle-eastern terrorists hijacked 4 US aircraft and used them to kill thousands of Americans.
http://www.michnews.com/artman/publi...le_12821.shtml
I am serious...Can you explain to me, why, the likes of Richard Branson (of the U.K) should not own say, a 90% share of Delta Airlines. Why does any Government insist that its airlines be owned by at least 75% of its own nationals, bearing in mind, according to your own post, this US law is in force since 1938