AIRLINE INDUSTRY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Not good Gregg, but it is what it is. Have to save the airlines! https://t.co/AeaiLCO9pg“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 10, 2020 7:36 am […]
Category: Airline Industry
3/31/2020
AIRLINE INDUSTRY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Great work @AtlasAirWW, thank you! https://t.co/90X4lRRHdM“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 31, 2020 3:56 pm […]
3/16/2020
AIRLINE INDUSTRY/BUSINESS/CORONAVIRUS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The United States will be powerfully supporting those industries, like Airlines and others, that are particularly affected by the Chinese Virus. We will be stronger than ever before!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 16, 2020 5:51 pm […]
10/25/2019
AIRLINE INDUSTRY/CUBA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @CNNPolitics: JUST IN: Trump administration suspends US commercial flights to 9 destinations in Cuba except for Havana https://t.co/KPPQ…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 25, 2019 10:36 pm […]
10/2/2019
AGRICULTURE/AIRLINE INDUSTRY/EU/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WTO: “The Trump administration said Wednesday [10-2-19] that it would impose tariffs on European aircraft, French wine and cheese, Spanish olive oil and other goods starting Oct. 18, after the World Trade Organization granted the United States permission to tax as much as $7.5 billion of European exports annually. The tariffs are […]
4/15/2019
AIRLINE INDUSTRY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “What do I know about branding, maybe nothing (but I did become President!), but if I were Boeing, I would FIX the Boeing 737 MAX, add some additional great features, & REBRAND the plane with a new name. No product has suffered like this one. But again, what the hell do […]
4/9/2019
AIRLINE INDUSTRY/EU/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday [4-9-19] the United States would impose tariffs on $11 billion of products from the European Union, a day after U.S. trade officials proposed a list of EU products to target as part of an ongoing aircraft dispute…The two sides have been locked in a […]
3/14/2019
AIRLINE INDUSTRY/FAA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump put pressure on Boeing Thursday [3-14-19] to fix the issues with its 737 MAX airliners, adding that he hopes the grounding of the jets is only ‘for a short period of time.’ While speaking to reporters during a meeting with Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar, Trump said his […]
3/13/2019
AIRLINE INDUSTRY/FAA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump announced Wednesday [3-13-19] that the U.S. is immediately grounding Boeing’s 737 MAX airliners, in a stunning reversal that came after virtually the rest of the world sidelined the jet following two fatal crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia…Planes now in the air will be allowed to fly to their […]
3/13/3019
AIRLINE INDUSTRY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Facing mounting pressure, President Donald Trump said Wednesday his administration was ordering Boeing 737 Max jets grounded until more information is gathered about the crash of an Ethiopian aircraft. It was a turnabout from the administration’s earlier position, which deemed the planes safe to fly even as dozens of other nations […]
3/12/2019
AIRLINE INDUSTRY/CONGRESS/FAA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Boeing’s beleaguered 737 MAX 8 jetliner, despite pleas from lawmakers of both parties who said the U.S. should join a growing list of governments that have barred the plane amid questions about two deadly air crashes. The FAA’s action avoided the major disruptions that could occur if regulators were to sideline […]
3/12/2019
AIRLINE INDUSTRY/TECHNOLOGY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump and Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg spoke by telephone Tuesday [3-12-19], following Trump’s tweet about how flying has become too complicated, according to two sources familiar with the conversation. Muilenburg has talked to Trump frequently and appeared alongside him several times during the first two years of his presidency…Trump’s […]
3/12/2019
AIRLINE INDUSTRY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….needed, and the complexity creates danger. All of this for great cost yet very little gain. I don’t know about you, but I don’t want Albert Einstein to be my pilot. I want great flying professionals that are allowed to easily and quickly take control of a plane!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
3/12/2019
AIRLINE INDUSTRIES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Airplanes are becoming far too complex to fly. Pilots are no longer needed, but rather computer scientists from MIT. I see it all the time in many products. Always seeking to go one unnecessary step further, when often old and simpler is far better. Split second decisions are….” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
3/12/2019
AIRLINE INDUSTRY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When Donald Trump spoke with Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg on Tuesday [3-12-19] to get assurances about the safety of the 737 MAX plane that crashed in Ethiopia, he wasn’t talking to a stranger. The U.S. president, who owned his own airline, Trump Shuttle, from 1989 to 1992, is an aviation enthusiast. […]
2/27/2019
AIRLINE INDUSTRY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VIETNAM: “President Donald Trump on Wednesday [2-27-19] praised Vietnam for working to reduce the trade imbalance with the U.S. as Vietnamese carriers signed deals to buy Boeing jets and technologies valued at more than $20 billion. VietJet is buying 100 Boeing 737-Max jets and 215 GE/CFM joint venture engines, and Bamboo Airways […]
2/6/2019
AIRLINE INDUSTRY/GOVERNMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “On January 24, it seemed like the partial government shutdown would go on forever, leaving more than 800,000 federal workers in unpaid limbo. But on January 25 — the 35th day of the longest-ever federal shutdown — something changed: 10 air traffic controllers decided to stay home. The absence of those […]
10/4/2018
AIRLINE INDUSTRY/DHS/DRONES/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump will sign a bill on Friday {10-5-18] granting the U.S. government new powers to shoot down threatening drones and creating new consumer protections for airline passengers, officials said on Thursday [10-4-18]. Trump is set to sign the bill on Friday that will, among other measures, bar airlines […]
10/4/2018
AIRLINE INDUSTRY/DHS/DRONES/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump will sign a bill on Friday [10-5-18] granting the U.S. government new powers to shoot down threatening drones and creating new consumer protections for airline passengers, officials said on Thursday [10-4-18]. Trump is set to sign the bill on Friday that will, among other measures, bar airlines […]
3/14/2017
AIRLINE INDUSTRY/ECONOMY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Airline industry group IATA is concerned about protectionist rhetoric from the United States and other governments but sees the Trump administration’s plans to invest in infrastructure as positive for the industry.” -Bill Trott, “Highlights: The Trump presidency on March 14 at 3:05 p.m. ET,” Reuters, March 14, 2017 […]