So here is an excerpt from Deltanet about the A4A on which Richard Anderson is chairman:

"Richard is chairman of the board and was present for the meeting Thursday. A summary of The Case for a U.S. National Airline Policy is available on airlines.org. It is there that the group argues for a comprehensive policy.

Foreign airlines are growing at a significant rate, reinvesting earnings in their product and expanding their global presence at the expense of U.S. airlines, with troubling implications for the entire U.S. economy, the group says."

Seems our beloved CEO is talking out both sides of his mouth!! Maybe he didn't actually say this, but he is the chairman of the board. How can the association with which he is chairman put out something like this while continuing to "code share/JV with foreign airlines?!?!?!!!