On 2007-04-18 08:11:53 -0700, C J Campbell
said:

On 2007-04-18 06:18:31 -0700, "Gig 601XL Builder"
wrDOTgiaconaATsuddenlink.net said:

Dan Luke wrote:
"Tchiowa" wrote:


Somebody really hates GA.

When I read the article it didn't sound at all like someone who hates
General Aviation. It sounded like a standard CNN attack on business.
("globe trotting corporate executive")


It is useful to remember that the haters are the airlines and the
ones they hate are the bizjets, who are taking an ever-larger share
of their most profitable passengers away from them. The prospect of
hundreds of VLJ air taxis terrifies them. They really don't give a
rat's butt about pipsqueaks like us. If we are "collateral damage"
in their campaign, well, too bad.


You are 100% right and the really bad part is that it is another example of
the airline industry not keeping up with the times. There is nothing
stopping UA, AA, and the others from jumping into the VLJ air taxi market
other than their own inertia. They missed the boat when SW and JetBlue came
along and they are going to miss it again.

Indeed. United or Southwest could easily have been the big buyers for
the Eclipse or the Maverick, forming a new subsidiary to handle the
taxi flights. But, no.

Ha. I said 'Maverick,' when I was thinking of the Cessna Mustang.
--
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World Famous Flight Instructor