Re: Yes
"The aviation industry has grown enormously over the past few decades, thanks ENTIRELY [my emphasis] to a strong regulatory regime transforming the business of commercial flying"
Eh? Seriously WTF? What about the explosion in popularity of flying in 3rd world and developing nations?
I think you must be some sort of big-govt fan. Don't get me wrong: I'm all for strong regulation of flying, but the general worldwide lift in personal incomes, the massive reduction in costs, these have more to do with the "explosion" in the industry than the regulation.