Shrewd, ruthless businessmen with a get rich quick plan and powerful government regulators with their own agendas, unwittingly contribute to a major aviation disaster. This is a story of power and passion; of controlling men, and beautiful, ruthless women who wield power at high levels of government, and how it all went wrong; It is also the story of how one man with no aviation experience made it to the top. Take a look into low cost airlines and Federal regulatory agencies.
Meet the airline Directors. Sit in on meetings as cost cutting decisions are made. Meet the airline management staff, pilots, mechanics, flight attendants ticket agents and baggage handlers as they get your flight out on time.
Take a look at the Federal regulators, from the political charged Washington headquarter policy makers, to the managers, and the field level Inspectors who are all charged with aviation safety, when they are not pursuing higher paying more powerful civil service career opportunities.
Shrewd, ruthless businessmen with a get rich quick plan and powerful government regulators with their own agendas, unwittingly contribute to a major aviation disaster. This is a story of power and passion; of controlling men, and beautiful, ruthless women who wield power at high levels of government, and how it all went wrong; It is also the story of how one man with no aviation experience made it to the top. Take a look into low cost airlines and Federal regulatory agencies.
Meet the airline Directors. Sit in on meetings as cost cutting decisions are made. Meet the airline management staff, pilots, mechanics, flight attendants ticket agents and baggage handlers as they get your flight out on time.
Take a look at the Federal regulators, from the political charged Washington headquarter policy makers, to the managers, and the field level Inspectors who are all charged with aviation safety, when they are not pursuing higher paying more powerful civil service career opportunities.