U.S. airlines are getting a lot of attention of late, with dire tales of gridlocked traffic and passengers trapped for hours because of weather problems, stretched-thin logistics chains and full flights. It’s a zoo out there, which is good for business aviation because the alternative has never looked worse.
“Civil aviation in the United States is at a tipping point,” said Delta Air Lines COO James Whitehurst, testifying on July 19 before the U.S. Senate subcommittee on energy, natural resources and infrastructure. “Over the next decade, commercial aviation either will continue to grow and fuel our entire national economy, driving upward of $1.2 trillion in U.S. economic activity and 11.4 million U.S. jobs, or it will slide into a troubled and unreliable system plagued by inadequate infrastructure and facilities that are unable to meet the demands of the flying and shipping public.”
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