The Government is Making Things Worse

About this episode

The episode discusses the negative impact of recent federal government decisions on the aviation industry.

There’s been overwhelming weirdness in the decisions coming out of the federal government, and it is creating real harm in this industry. Brian Sumers and Brett Snyder talk about the President weighing in about a rumored United-American merger, Trump's suggestion that the government bail out Spirit, and the heated transcripts of an FAA meeting around who could fly what at O'Hare. We would like to thank Plusgrade for supporting The Air Show. Show Notes: U.S. DOT/FAA - Chicago O'Hare Internatio...

People in this episode

Guests: Brian Sumers, Brett Snyder

Topics covered

• government decisions
• aviation industry
• mergers
• bailouts
• FAA meetings

Keywords

• government
• aviation
• merger
• bailout
• FAA
• O'Hare

Sponsors

Plusgrade

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: United-American, Spirit, U.S. DOT/FAA

Places: Chicago O'Hare International

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