Originally Posted by
Softpayman
I'd rather try to get 50lbs of groceries in a 20 lb bag.
The NBAA is against it on the grounds of technology or fees? The NBAA being against something doesn't equate to the 7X not seeing ANY benefit.
"Ah ladies and gentleman, we have 3hr delays up and down the East Coast because there's a JB aircraft that departed for San Juan with only 1HF, and it broke...." (That's not why there's 3 hr delays).
Accountability to Congress....not sure what that adds up to nowadays. As in they're accountable to the people? To me, being accountable to congress just means it's a political football more than it means John Q Public has a say in things.
My point on the HF (based on parody) is we're getting a waiver for a single long range antiquated com system. Not spending money on an actual second (required by ICAO) system. The airlines drag their own feet on technology and scream...you upgrade yours. You first. It's not ATC.