This chapter delves into the critical challenges facing the air travel industry, including severe incidents like mid-flight safety failures and stranded astronauts. It emphasizes the role of a political leader in tackling these crises and improving aviation safety and reliability.
The year started with the door of an airplane falling off mid-flight. Frustrations with air travel have mounted since then. It’s up to Pete Buttigieg, the Transportation Secretary, to address those problems — which include everything from Boeing’s woes to the shrinking value of airline loyalty points.
Buttigieg joined the Big Take DC podcast in an exclusive interview to talk about the future of air travel, and his political future after his tenure in the Biden administration ends.
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