I don't think you have to peel too many layers from the Part 121 onion
to see areas where the airlines benefit from GA, or from other
sectors. The pilot candidates that funnel into the airlines are
either trained by the U.S. Government (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines,
Coast Guard), or come up through the GA ranks through great personal
sacrifice.

Many of the towered airports in this country, including my home field
(BJC), depend on a large number of general aviation takeoffs and
landings to qualify for a tower and staff - the purely commercial
traffic won't provide enough activity to justify the facility.

It is unfortunate when an aviation industry veteran takes such a
libertarian view. He chooses to take pot shots at GA for his
perception that it is subsidized by another segment of the industry,
while conveniently ignoring any areas where the air transport industry
derives benefit. Any view that does not recognize that GA contributes
to the overall well being of Air Transport, and to the country's
general economy, is surely misguided.

How unfortunate.

Brian Cox