4 ms·
> planes don’t have to maintain track! Well, they have to maintain airports, but there's a lot of federal funding that goes into that too. It's always interest
by banannaise 3y ago
> planes don’t have to maintain track!
Well, they have to maintain airports, but there's a lot of federal funding that goes into that too. It's always interesting to see where the costs of infrastructure are borne. Rail seems to be one of the few where the carriers (and consumers) are almost entirely directly responsible for the infrastructure. (Admittedly, citation needed.)
- singleshot_ 3y agoThey also have to maintain air traffic control, parts of the national weather service, parts of the NTSB, the FAA… lots of externalities in the aviation world. (Even before you start thinking about the fact the people who make airliners are the same people who build out Air Force.