Clay Wardlow <clay.wardlow@xxxxxxxx> asks > With the death of President Regan, and everyone reflecting > on his time in the Office, I've been wondering about his > impact on the airline/air travel industry. Thoughts anyone? > > He de-regulated the industry, right? No. That was Carter, in 1978. The significant impacts of the Reagan administration that I can think of are: 1. Firing all the air traffic controllers in 1981. It took ATC years to recover from that. 2. Happily accepting a number of airline mergers that lead to 'fortress' hubs: Northwest/Republic, TWA/Ozark, etc. Best regards, Stefano