A funny read, and I believe 100% factual, re the reference that the airline industry, since its inception, has a net profit of zero.

But three groups have made money from this non-profit organization:

1. Airframe manufacturers

2. The banks who finance the airlines, or charge interest on people's travel expenses (there's a reason all the major carriers have some kind of "travel card" with a major bank)

3. The CEOs.

We appear to be just a front-organization for money-laundering.