I am curious about national mobilization requirements.
If we quickly needed many planes to fly troops to a conflict, for example with the CRAF (Civilian Reserve Air Fleet), how many widebody planes from United, or American or Delta would be used? How profitable is this, i.e. per hundred hours or so, compared to the present anemic civilian ticket prices, if any? How about cargo airlines?
How fast can passenger planes, which have been in the desert for about a year (Mojave, CA, or Marana Air Park, AZ) or less, be prepared for flight? Once ready, their dispatch rates might be better than with the old Air Force C-141s and C-5s.
Can BRITISH planes be chartered to carry troops? This MIGHT get the attention of Pprune Towers' supervisors!