It's economics: The CEOs of Vanguard, BlackRock, and State Street each sit on the board of a large hospital, and are heavily wired into the US medical complex.
Meanwhile, the Big Three together are the largest single shareholder in almost 90% of S&P 500 firms. So what does an airline CEO do when the owners of his corporation are loyal members to the medical complex? He knuckles under and plays the game (and also sells his soul).
It's economics: The CEOs of Vanguard, BlackRock, and State Street each sit on the board of a large hospital, and are heavily wired into the US medical complex.
Meanwhile, the Big Three together are the largest single shareholder in almost 90% of S&P 500 firms. So what does an airline CEO do when the owners of his corporation are loyal members to the medical complex? He knuckles under and plays the game (and also sells his soul).