# Startup eyed over flight chaos funnels cash to Transportation chief's son-in-law

- community: politics  (politics@lemmy.world)
- author: Gates9@sh.itjust.works
- posted: 2026-11-14T12:55:19.324506Z (49m ago)
- score: 18 · 3 replies
- address: https://dboft.com/post/23220/startup-eyed-over-flight-chaos-funnels-cash-to-transportation-chiefs
- link: https://www.rawstory.com/amp/us-flights-grounded-2678397225

## Replies

- **Gates9@sh.itjust.works** (OP) · 9 pts · 38m: When Democrats do corruption it’s like someone’s kid gets a seat on the board of an energy company in Ukraine, it doesn’t really effect anyone, directly anyway. When Republicans do corruption they shut down air traffic, ruin everybody’s weekend, and demand $50 billion from taxpayers.
  - **midribbon_action@lemmy.blahaj.zone** · 3 pts · 22m: 875 million contract over two years is insane to give a "small business" like ASI. That is at least 10x their current revenue, according to the SBA's definition of a small software business.
- **schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works** · 0 pts · 18m: Welp, my next trip abroad is gonna be by fucking sail.