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United could use the aircraft to connect hubs like Chicago O'Hare International Airport to smaller routes. Some of these routes have been cut by legacy carriers because they are too expensive.
Summary and audio linked here.
Chicago’s political leadership is floating a pension buyout program as evidence it is seriously addressing the city’s thirty-six-billion-dollar unfunded pension liability, but Mark Glennon, founder of the Illinois policy research organization Wirepoints, said that the proposal moves debt from one column to another rather than reducing it, and that the broader fiscal picture facing the city continues to deteriorate across every measurable dimension. Audio here.
Expect no retraction or apology. This what they do.
The state’s existing buyout program for its own pensions is the precedent for Chicago, which should be a warning: Look out for similar exaggerated claims and shoddy analysis.
Full interview and summary linked here.
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Yep, put me in an airplane where the lithium battery can go critical and burn super white hot while at the same time losing all power. These planes will need to be so lightweight they won’t survive flying through really rough weather. And of course, the folks who will pilot these things are always the folks with the least experience. One good thing though, when they do crash they won’t be spreading burning jet fuel all over the landscape
good luck! better off to develop nuclear planes
Will pilot compensation be tied to multi engine threshold or seat count. Will existing ground power be adequate to charge the batteries? Charging time? Will this be another Elon Musk shell game? Tesla money comes from selling carbon credits only redeemable with Bitcoin, or red licorice.