Uninformed and Compliant
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.mil types fly commercial as first resort. It's quite the fuck-ton of cash for those airlines.I think I saw it reported that all the major US airlines, including Southwest, are federal contractors. If so, the EO that Bob posted is probably why they are implementing the mandate.
Interesting that these airlines feel that the .gov contracts are more lucrative than shifting to entirely private operations. Those fat contracts could be the only thing keeping them competitive.