Carter Stewart

It seems the Capt. of BA's Vegas Emergency has one last thing to say. bit.ly/1V0UyMd #savepeoplenotbags

Just a FYI on #GE235 coverage: @ChannelNewsAsia and has quality stills, videos. @ghimlay has great English language updates w up to min info

Link to live feed of local Taipei news channel covering #TransAsia m.youtube.com/watch?v=SwrKzk…

Video of the developing sad story of #TransAsia in Taipei. facebook.com/video.php?v=10…

I am intrigued at how regulators view this weeks acquisitions (MS & Nokia) and sales (Vodaphone/Verizon). What if one had been an airline?

@e2consultAero @AirObserver When it comes to air safety, traffic control, and accident investigation I agree my flippant post was absurd!

@e2consultAero @AirObserver They also gave us regulation, so perhaps that particular example is, for me, a difficult circle-to-square.

I agree, @e2consultAero Politicians are at their best - and indeed welcomed- in this industry only when they are paying pax! @AirObserver

@AirObserver @e2consultAero @JohnLStrickland You are too kind, It's just speculation/extrapolation- and there are many better people to ask!

@AirObserver @e2consultAero @JohnLStrickland I think The capacity reduction is +. I see them leasing bigger undelivered EY metal in '14

@AirObserver @FGliszczynski @e2consultAero @bazohaz capital markets are closed-so which is better? Foreign stakes, state bailouts, failures?

@AirObserver @FGliszczynski @e2consultAero @bazohaz but it has critically ill carriers (SAS, LOT, CZA, etc) who need lenders of last resort

@AirObserver @FGliszczynski @e2consultAero @bazohaz The EU is in a Catch-22. It wants healthy carriers, minority % & no state bailouts.

MUST READ. Brett Snyder breaks down the DOJ's complaint against the proposed @AmericanAir @USAirways merger. crankyflier.com/2013/08/15/bre…

In my view the US regulators are penalising US/AA not on behalf of all consumers, but rather for a murky set of State and federal interests.

Is there an industry subtext that AA "is too big to fail"? Politics aside why is it heretical to suggest airlines can be broken-up or close?

Fair points! via@AirObserver: "Du deregulation act à la fusion American-US Airways: l'histoire du ciel américain" latribune.fr/entreprises-fi…”

An interesting examination of CZA after the KAL stake: bit.ly/195ah5l (English/No Paywall). A further stake is not ruled out.

Thanks@EastUpper3 @BBCBreaking reporting safely back on the ground w/o further incident.