Thank you for posting that sb sfo. Very informative 30 minutes. I heartily agree with Mr. Crandall on the point that aviation is infrastructure. Why it is not treated as so always baffels me. Sure various parties mouth the shiboleth that it is infrastructure but it never seems to really be treated with what it does for the economy.
One can, and does, argue the merits of deregulation, and Crandall clearly states that on the balance he does not consider dereg a success. What I found most interesting however, was why he believes that. He made his points well. As Simon Jenkins said recently in The Guardian, "Deregulation is good in general but tends to be bad in particular." A sentence well worthy of debate I am sure, but I think there is some truth in it...
I never worked for him but at least it seems as if he is supporting the home team and that is a least something these days.
Last edited by Uncle Fred; 21st Mar 2012 at 18:39.