re: #507 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

There’s no law of physics that says it’s possible to build a jet airliner and sell it at a price resulting in ticket prices that people are willing to pay. Subsidy may be the only option. If so, I prefer the direct government subsidy Airbus model over the “soak the locals with tax giveaways, otherwise unnecessary infrastructure improvements, and outright bribes and still move to Chicago” model of Boeing.

And there’s no way to factor in the carbon cost. Flying is the least efficient form of transportation known to man. The most efficient: bicycles. Wenches know.