Todd and ALPA are correct on this one. The threat from abroad has become to great to ignore. The CEO of NAS flat out said that putting thousands of US airline employees out of work was an acceptable consequence for in turn providing the marketplace with LCC long haul via their back door schemes. Take a small chunk of your profit sharing check and sign up for ALPA PAC.

I posted this earlier:


$150 Million Gift From Abu Dhabi to Transform National Children's Hospital

United Arab Emirates volunteers help Tuscaloosa rebuild - 19 Action News|Cleveland, OH|News, Weather, Sports

United Arab Emirates helps Joplin ?think big? in rebuilding tornado-scarred schools - The Washington Post

United Arab Emirates gives $5M to Joplin hospital | Fox News

Machester City, UAE partner with Pritzkers for new Logan Park soccer field - Chicago Sun-Times

and finally.......the first of many more objectives achieved:

US Customs passenger facility opens in UAE - Yahoo Finance