US Politics: Catering to Iran

tetrasect said:
:oops:

https://twitter.com/x/status/2088322999552209196
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Both the airline and aviation authorities (like the Federal Aviation Administration or ICAO) share responsibility, as they assign different parts of a flight's identification designator.

The airline chooses the specific numeric flight number, while regulatory bodies oversee the foundational carrier and telephony designators used for air traffic control. [1]

Who Assigns Which Part?

The Airline:
  • Chooses the specific 1-to-4-digit number following the carrier code (e.g., the "123" in UA123).
  • Manages internal scheduling logic, commercial flight numbers, and codeshare numbering. [1, 2, 3, 4]
The FAA / Regulatory Authorities:
  • Authorizes the overarching 3-letter company/airline designator (ICAO 3LD) and spoken telephony callsign (e.g., "BAW" and "Speedbird") in coordination with the International Civil Aviation Organization.
  • Assigns special or tactical callsigns for government, military, or temporary operations to prevent confusion on radar.


 
Nom Chompsky said:
Nah, don't agree with this. Just recently finished a book about economic sanctions and the fact that the US dollar is the world's reserve currency gives it enormous leverage compared to every other country. Being the world's reserve currency is a source of strength not weakness for the US!

https://twitter.com/x/status/2088276071862960554
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It shows how utterly out of their depth the current regime is with subjects outside populist rhetoric. Of course people like Bessent would in principle disagree with Vance here but maga leadership is so absorbed in populist politics rationality has been relegated to an afterthought...if it even gets that far.
 
WASHINGTON — Starting last fall, the Department of Homeland Security spent $464 million on a no-bid contract to buy 10 used airplanes from a firm in northern Virginia.

That was an enormous price tag, but the department said it had no time to consider other offers. The planes were needed urgently for deportation flights.

But since then, the department has barely used this new fleet — for deportations, or anything else.
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