May be the finest but regulation had nothing to do with being the safest. This was economic regulation. Non-economic regulation (e.g. aircraft maintenenace) was done by the FAA. Once the airlines were given approval for off-peak (e.g. night coach) and family fares, travel by air was no longer a for the "well off" but for all. David R http://home.attbi.com/~damiross > -----Original Message----- > From: Dennis W Zeuch [mailto:DZTOPS@xxxxxxx] > Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2003 9:06 AM > Subject: Re: Re-regulate Again > > > And under that system the US built argueably the worlds safest and finest > airline system. Problem was that only the 'well off' could aford to fly. > Dennis