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Re:Competition Is Dying, and Taking Capitalism with It? by danaris on Thursday November 29, 2018 @11:31AM (#18561414)
...I don't see that as being nearly as big of a (potential) national security risk as, say, a plane from a country with much lower national standards being flown into a major hub and either accidentally or maliciously crashing into populated areas.

I'm honestly not sure how "we can't legally commandeer the plane to transport military personnel in wartime" qualifies as a national security issue. Seems more like a logistical issue in that unlikely event.

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Re:Competition Is Dying, and Taking Capitalism with It? by nradov on Thursday November 29, 2018 @12:02PM (#18561686)
Logistical issues are national security issues. It's an insurance policy against the possibility of another large-scale war involving immediate full mobilization. Fortunately we haven't really had a war like that since WWII but the risk is still there.

Safety and security issues are handled separately. Some foreign airlines are banned from landing at any US airport because they're not trusted.

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Re:Competition Is Dying, and Taking Capitalism with It? by heavenlyblue on Thursday November 29, 2018 @04:46PM (#18564374)
What stops you, in the event of a war, to only use the planes from domestic carriers for military purposes?
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Re:Competition Is Dying, and Taking Capitalism with It? by nradov on Thursday November 29, 2018 @11:24PM (#18566650)
The intent of the policy is to maximize the number of airliners available from domestic carriers. They don't want domestic carriers to be driven out of business by foreign competitors.
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