Hero pilot ‘Sully’ wrong on airline dereg

Hero pilot Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger told a House subcommittee yesterday airline deregulation was driving pilots like him from the cockpit.

BUT!…

Not so fast, there, sir.

Airline deregulation allows middle-class Joes like me (no Jane at home with me) to fly cross-country in coach for less than $400, often less than $300. Pre dereg, adjusted for inflation, I’d be paying $1,000 a ducat or so.

Therefore, lower-end middle-class Joes like me wouldn’t be flying. Airlines would then run fewer flights.

And, pilots wouldn’t have cockpits to vacate in the first place.