DL, UA & AA + 4 US based aviation unions have published report investigating EK, EY & QR and are lobbying for abandonment of some open skies agreements due to alleged unfair subsidisation of the three gulf carriers.
Report published here: http://www.openandfairskies.com/wp-c...hite.Paper.pdf
Lobbying site: Partnership for Open and Fair Skies
Some news reports:
U.S. airlines contend Gulf rivals are subsidized unfairly
Emirates Airline president plans talks in Washington over subsidy row | Reuters
Basically the airlines are asserting that state capitalism (direct and indirect subsidies) in Qatar & UAE are threatening the US aviation sector and the government should terminate the open skies agreement with this.
A long (and probably the most amusing/frustrating/want to bang my head against the wall thread I've ever read on an airline forum) discuss an accusation that EK is a financial scam here: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/emirates-skywards/1627541-emirates-financial-scam.html
It will be interesting to see what comes of this. I can't help but think the US big 3 are where European and Asian carriers and QF have been for quite a while.
Report published here: http://www.openandfairskies.com/wp-c...hite.Paper.pdf
Lobbying site: Partnership for Open and Fair Skies
Some news reports:
U.S. airlines contend Gulf rivals are subsidized unfairly
Emirates Airline president plans talks in Washington over subsidy row | Reuters
Basically the airlines are asserting that state capitalism (direct and indirect subsidies) in Qatar & UAE are threatening the US aviation sector and the government should terminate the open skies agreement with this.
A long (and probably the most amusing/frustrating/want to bang my head against the wall thread I've ever read on an airline forum) discuss an accusation that EK is a financial scam here: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/emirates-skywards/1627541-emirates-financial-scam.html
It will be interesting to see what comes of this. I can't help but think the US big 3 are where European and Asian carriers and QF have been for quite a while.