“The airlines are furious, but somehow they appear weak. They could easily start paying lobbyists to manipulate this issue but they haven’t.”
Actually all they have to do so that the mandate has no power over them is to stop taking federal funding. Then Biden has no authority to order them to do anything.
But they can’t do that, because they’d all go bankrupt. So they are weak, because they are essentially government dependents as much as every fool living in the housing projects.
“Actually all they have to do so that the mandate has no power over them is to stop taking federal funding. Then Biden has no authority to order them to do anything.”
The airline involvement is FAA, not funding of any kind.