Challenges for the CRAF

摘要

I recently read an interesting column in one of my favorite industry periodicals concerning the impact of the ongoing drawdown of military forces on the Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF). As you may know, I have followed the CRAF for many years beginning with my doctoral dissertation back in ... well, never mind. The first paper Ⅰ ever published had to do with the CRAF and where it fit (or didn't fit) within our national transportation policy at the time. The gist of the recent column was that several CRAF carriers were experiencing significant economic losses as a result of the downturn in military business, to include bankruptcy.