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bucolic_frolic

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1. Eastern .... the Wings of Man

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Mon May 4, 2026, 03:18 PM

Monday

Over the long haul, airlines don't make money. Regulated, jet fuel prices, price of planes, wages. So many airlines have gone under. They can barely meet the cost of operation.

Pan-Am
TWA
Eastern
and many others.

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