Originally Posted by tsquare

We are talking about the US government here. They would no more do anything like that that would cost the US consumer morte $ even at the expense of American jobs. Republican, Democrat, it matters not. If they perceive less competition, nor matter whether it is from a foreign company or not, they will NEVER protect the American company. One need look no further than to see the number of airports into which British Airlines operates. Oh, yeah, and they "opened up" all those slots into LHR. If I were king, I would throw BA out of every airport in the USA except PHL. And even then they would only get 3am to 5am landing rights. Cynical? You betcha, but until I see some indication that obama really gives a Tinker's dam about the USA, I will remain skeptical.. and yes I did just say that.