President-elect Donald Trump just selected a former reality TV star and Fox News host to serve as transportation secretary in his incoming administration — a choice that, at first glance, may seem to have little to do with airlines or highways.

But Sean Duffy’s appointment would be a major boon to the airline industry’s efforts to slash regulation and swindle consumers. During his stint as a lobbyist with a Washington, DC, consulting firm, Duffy worked on behalf of a coalition of airline companies pushing to limit foreign airlines’ expansion in the United States.

And as a Republican congressman for Wisconsin before this, Duffy cast a vote in favor of a closely contested provision in an aviation spending bill that opponents — including famed pilot Chesley Sullenberger — argued was designed to make it far harder for federal regulators to strengthen airline safety standards.