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U.S. Airlines Reveal Evidence They Say Proves Gulf Carriers Get Unfair Subsidies

Jason Clampet and Dennis Schaal

Photo Credit: The airlines and labor unions including the a Teamsters, Air Line Pilots Association International, and the Association of Professional Flight Attendants worked together to release the report.  Skift

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It's great to finally be able to dig into the report that's been much-discussed over the last month.

Delta Air Lines, American Airlines Group, and United Airlines released their much-anticipated report providing what they say is proof that the Gulf carriers have received $42 billion in "quantifiable subsidies" from their governments, enabling them to jumpstart their growth and distort the competitive marketplace. "Most significantly, while they have long denied that they are subsidized, newly obtained evidence demonstrates that the Gulf carriers have collectively received over $40 billion in subsidies and other unfair advantages in the last decade alone," the report, "Restoring Open Skies," states. "The subsidies are fueling a massive expansion in the Gulf carriers’ fleets -- and, in the case of

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