New York Air- that brings back checkered memories of being strung along until the last competitor's flight (Eastern Shuttle)left then everything closed for the night, not so much as a sorry.
ValuJet is still in the air under another name, Airtran I believe.
Deregulation has had it's benefits and drawbacks, and I'm not sure that the positives and negatives don't balance out.
How (or does) President Blair get the press corps there to cover his media opportunities? If he really hates them maybe by train, much more dangerous than by air.