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		rayiner on Dec 19, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The TSA's True Focus Isn't Safety - It's Self-Pres... Airlines, at least in the US, are quasi-government corporations run by courts and unions in a state of near perpetual bankruptcy.

tptacek on Dec 19, 2012 [–]

The "majors" are, but Southwest and JetBlue are obvious counterexamples.

rayiner on Dec 19, 2012 | [–]

Right, I was thinking of Delta, United, etc.

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