Originally Posted by
sailingfun
The US airline industry is what now deploys the US military. Cripple the US airlines and you cripple your ability to deploy.
I doubt legislators will have that amount of foresight, but I see your reasoning.
If they were so concerned, there would be more objection to NAI. Flag of convienence is what threatens US long haul capacity, not cabotage. By the time the topic of cabotage is even on the table, legacy international capacity could hypothetically already be gutted, making the issue moot.