but they are a profitable company
Berkshire Hathaway is profitable...if you read the BH annual reports, NJ itself has never been.
A huge factor that those who have never done it (especially military) is the lack of dispatch at CS.
I've been a Naval Aviator for over 15 years, and I've NEVER had anyone other than a copilot do any flight planning for me. The AF may be different, but...
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