Subsidy

English

Nov. 16, 2017

Employees in Detroit call for fair competition from Gulf carriers (Video)

More than 400 Delta employees rally in support of the airline's initiative to enforce Open Skies agreements with the United Arab Emirates and Qatar and protect American aviation jobs.

English

Policy

Nov. 2, 2015

Setting record straight on canceling ATL-Dubai route (Article)

Delta’s decision to cancel its Atlanta-Dubai service has been under the microscope in recent days. Executive Peter Carter responds.

English

Policy

Oct. 28, 2015

Delta exec: Gulf carriers have “distorted playing field” (Article)

Delta would have no complaint competing with Gulf airlines if they weren’t accepting massive government subsidies that have distorted the competitive landscape, a Delta executive said today in an...

English

Routes

Oct. 28, 2015

Subsidized Gulf carrier competition forces Delta to cancel ATL-Dubai (Article)

Delta flights between Atlanta and Dubai end in February. The move comes amid overcapacity on U.S. routes to the Middle East.

English

Policy

Sep. 22, 2015

Coalition: Gulf carriers hurting global aviation (Article)

The subsidization of Emirates, Etihad and Qatar airlines by the governments of the United Arab Emirates and Qatar is harming carriers in Southeast Asia, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Australia,...

English

Policy

Sep. 2, 2015

IAM opposes Delta on issues that harm U.S. aviation jobs (Article)

The Machinists Union (IAM) continues to oppose Delta on key issues that affect jobs at U.S. airlines. This week the IAM issued a call to action for its 600,000 members to support a full...

English

Policy

Jun. 30, 2015

Open Skies group: Emirates "papers over" truth (Article)

Emirates Airline filed a lengthy response this week attempting to explain the $6.8 billion in subsidies and benefits it has received from the United Arab Emirates government to fund its airline in...

Jun. 23, 2015

Anderson to address subsidies today (Article)

Ford Field is the latest backdrop against which CEO Richard Anderson will talk about why government subsidies that state-owned Emirates Airline, Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways receive are unfair,...

English

Policy

Jun. 15, 2015

What are 'Open Skies,' anyway? (Article)

Much of the discussion about the government-subsidized Gulf airlines – Qatar, Etihad and Emirates airlines – centers on the aviation agreements between the U.S. and their home countries of Qatar and...

English

Policy

Jun. 5, 2015

5 things to know about the Gulf carriers (Article)

They are subsidized. These airlines are owned by their governments in Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. And their governments give them money. A lot of it. An investigation by Delta, United and...