Originally Posted by
4runner
The lengths and tangents of the pro middle eastern carrier crowd goes to is amazing. Delta flew some soldiers during a war. It's called Air Mobility Command. It's a bid process, not especially lucrative and it causes a lot of disruptions. Rolling eyes, keep drawing those tangential arcs.
Incorrect, it's called CRAF, Civil Reserve Air Force. When there is a need for an airlift, they call on the CRAF airlines. In return, when the DOD does normal ticketing for service personnel, they will book on the CRAF airlines. And that is very lucrative. If an airline is not in the CRAF program, then perhaps the bid is not so lucrative.
The DOD does a very extensive investigation, I believe yearly, on the CRAF airlines to determine their level of safety and whether or not the airline can remain in the program. This all after the Arrow Air crash a few decades ago, in Canada.