That's what I thought. That is, that a foreign carrier bringing stuff into this country is allowed to drop it off in more than one spot. Nothing unusual in that.

Cabotage is something else entirely. Maybe the OP can expand a little more on the exact provisions of Sen. Steven's bill, and how they're affecting him personally?

Yep, not sure what the point is here. If Asian carriers are picking up originating Alaska freight and delivering to the lower 48.... well yes that is cabotage and a reason for concern. Haven't seen any evidence of that happening.

All those Asian carriers will stop in ANC regardless as it's a tech stop; and they will continue to the lower 48. Its not any different than Qantas flying from JFK-LAX to transfer NYC pax to AKL/SYD/MEL/BNE.. or United flying SFO/LAX-SYD and transferring LAX/SFO pax onward SYD-MEL. Its not cabotage in either case because tickets (and therefore revenue) is not being generated domestically.

BTW (for the OP) "Maltese" pertains to people from Malta, a tiny island in the Mediterranean; or a breed of dog. I doubt either is flying freighters through ANC.

I love dog bread!! Mmmmm tasty.

Soooo good with whine and cheese.. :)

Classic example of burning the furniture to heat the house. A few token ground jobs that he "created" in exchange for the camel's nose under the tent in one of the most crucial cargo markets for our country. Moron.

Of course many legacies sold their souls fairly recently for a few token Heathrow slots in exchange for significantly loosened US-EU rights. HUGE mistake tomorrow for a pittance of a payday today. Classic MBA move.

Yes, the conviction was thrown out for mis conduct by the prosecution. He was not a felon. Funny enough the DOJ chose not to re-try the case since he had already lost his bid for re-election.

Also, there are plenty of Americans working for almost every one of those foreign carriers that fly through ANC.

FO.

And that's part of the end result: If cabotage had not been allowed, perhaps those pilots would instead be working for American employers under American work rules with American labor-laws protecting them.

Give it a rest, the guy just died.

Ted Stevens, RIP.

Lets just talk about his achievements.

N455A, the airplane he died in:

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