GOP representative rants about Taylor Swift’s ‘supersonic jet’ during aviation hearingReuters
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00:00 Do Part 121 and 135 share the same airspace?
00:05 They do.
00:06 They do. So they taxi with Part 121, i.e. the big airliners, folks, Delta, United, everything,
00:12 and you can get this NetJet, Taylor Swift, flying to the Super Bowl in her supersonic jet.
00:19 They could be in the same airspace, taxiing on the same runway.
00:23 Why do Part 135, that flies around the millionaires and the billionaires across the country,
00:29 why can they fly to the H-67, but United and Delta, that gentleman, we fire him at 65?
00:37 How does that make any sense?
00:39 Congress passed a law limiting them to 65.
00:42 Congress passed a law limiting them to 65.
00:45 How do you feel about that? Do you think that's just, it's right?
00:49 I think it's what Congress did, so we don't second-guess Congress,
00:52 but I think our point was if you're going to change it, we'd like to have some data around it.
00:55 I think that's perfect.
00:57 I yield back.
01:00 Thank you, Sheriff.
01:02 For the record, I'm not sure that Taylor Swift flies supersonic.
01:06 I just want to make a note.
01:08 Gentleman from Massachusetts, Mr. Oshinkloss, recognized.