On Wed, 18 Apr 2007 08:11:53 -0700, C J Campbell
wrote:

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.

You and Gig601 have hit the proverbial nail on the head, Chris.

The airlines (correctly) perceive a threat from VLJs.

NBAA is the organization in their crosshairs; we personal flyers are
merely collateral damage.

The positive response is to sell the golden future, when VLJs and RJs
provide on-demand point-to-point service for everybody and the
airlines operate cattle-cars between a few hubs. (Which is what
NASA's been planning for years.)

The negative response would be a knee-jerk rebuttal justifying the
status quo. That just opens the door to more claims and counterclaims,
which would only serve to call attention to and further disseminate
the original canards.

Don