We’ve spent a fair amount of time here covering problems that commercial airlines have been encountering with episodes of massive turbulence that can send an airliner into a sudden, deep drop. Whenever problems impacting the air travel industry crop up, I find myself wondering what, if anything the Secretary of Transportation is doing about it. This was clearly a case of needing to be careful what you wish for because Pete Buttigieg showed up on the Sunday shows this weekend and decided to weigh in on the air turbulence issue for “Face the Nation.” As you would expect, he blamed the problem on climate change. But an answer like that doesn’t really provide much comfort for the passengers who are having their heads slammed into the ceilings of the planes. (New York Post)
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg faulted climate change for the increase in severe turbulence on commercial…
