Originally Posted by
Sideshow Bob
Does your CBA guarantee that all new international flying (ie: intra-China) will be done by those on your list, and if so, how will you enforce it? Since you're banking on China so much it might be of concern.
Of course it doesn't guarantee intra-anywhere flying. It can't. Do you understand cabotage or eighth and ninth freedom rights?
http://www.dot.gov/ost/ogc/subject/f...eCabotage.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabotage
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedoms_of_the_air
While a few countries allow it, most don't. That's why we don't fly intra-Canada and the FedEx painted jets up north are operated by Morningstar crews. We fly the freight from the US to Canada, they take it the rest of the way.
Intra flying is protected. If we could fly intra-China, then they could fly intra-USA. Do you want to trade that? Do you understand that if that ever comes to pass there will be no more US registered airlines? The airline industry will resemble the ocean shipping industry and most airplanes will have Liberian or Panamanian flags on them, while still be painted in UPS, FedEx, UAL, NWA or Delta colors.