WEBVTT - Single Best Idea with Tom Keene: Captain Richard Levy

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<v Speaker 1>Bloomberg Audio Studios, podcasts, radio news, single best idea on

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<v Speaker 1>a different day, and you know, I will be honest,

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<v Speaker 1>it's twenty four hours for the team. One of our

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<v Speaker 1>members is at Disney World and he was involved in

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<v Speaker 1>the discussion as well. But starting about one am, it

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<v Speaker 1>was trying to piece together this horrific crash at Reagan

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<v Speaker 1>O Reagan that we all know at Reagan National, that

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<v Speaker 1>we all no and I had nothing to do with this.

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<v Speaker 1>They went out and they got the horse, the goat.

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<v Speaker 1>Richard Levy is legendary. He flew at sixteen years old.

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<v Speaker 1>He's a Texas loghorn, and I won't even begin to

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<v Speaker 1>describe his resume. He is central casting in Hollywood of

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<v Speaker 1>what an American pilot is. Forty years with American Airlines.

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<v Speaker 1>Richard Levy on your system. Is it shattered this morning

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<v Speaker 1>our confidence in aviation?

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<v Speaker 2>No, I don't think so. Is this sad and regretful?

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<v Speaker 2>Of course it is for the families of the deceased

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<v Speaker 2>on both sides. The PSA Regional airplane. By the way,

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<v Speaker 2>this was a PSA Regional aircraft operator on behalf of

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<v Speaker 2>America Airlines, but the flight crew were not part of

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<v Speaker 2>the American airlines pilots itself, zero training from American airlines. Yes,

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<v Speaker 2>it had an American on its flight number. Every major

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<v Speaker 2>airline in the US, not every, but majority have regional

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<v Speaker 2>airlines feeding them in the smaller cities around the United

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<v Speaker 2>States networks very successfully. In any event, this mid air

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<v Speaker 2>collision here between THESA aircraft, the CRJA seven hundred and

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<v Speaker 2>the Army black Hawk helicopter is very regretful and we're

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<v Speaker 2>gonna learn from it.

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<v Speaker 1>We're gonna learn from it. It's gonna take months and weeks.

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<v Speaker 1>We're not gonna speculate. We're gonna wait to hear what

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<v Speaker 1>the pros say. But one thing we know, and we

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<v Speaker 1>live every day here on the East Coast is a

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<v Speaker 1>congestion of some of these airports. We talked about the

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<v Speaker 1>growth of airports gates in America, and of course Captain

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<v Speaker 1>Levy went to the big platforms like Ohair.

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<v Speaker 2>The airports in the United States, whether it's JFK, whether

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<v Speaker 2>it's DFW. You mentioned Chicago here is based there thirty

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<v Speaker 2>five years, magnificently manage and run. But it's a two

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<v Speaker 2>way process there. You have the air traffic controllers on

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<v Speaker 2>the radar as you approach or depart the airport, and

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<v Speaker 2>then what we call the local controllers, the control tower people,

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<v Speaker 2>and they're often working with good weather like it was

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<v Speaker 2>last night at four nine pm Eastern time. It's a

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<v Speaker 2>C and B seen and so we can talk about that.

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<v Speaker 2>But the PSA was brought into the airport normally, safely, correctly.

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<v Speaker 2>We're going to be focusing on this Army helicopter, which

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<v Speaker 2>we can talk about.

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<v Speaker 1>Seems to be where we are now is a look

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<v Speaker 1>not only at the American Airlines regional bombardier, but also

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<v Speaker 1>at the Army helicopter. Thanks to all of our team

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<v Speaker 1>for an exhausting day on YouTube podcast single Best I

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