[Butch Cassidy Slept Here]

One approach to getting the airlines to clean-up their act would be if the government changed Certificates of Operation from being permanent (in the absence of government sanctions) and required renewal proceedings wherein qualified entities could present their case as to why they should be awarded the Certificate, and the incumbent holder is undeserving. Radio and television stations have been subject to such a process for decades. In the case of the latter the public, by law, may submit comments to the hearing examiner as to why the license should be renewed, or awarded to someone else.