Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Qatar Foreign Minister Mohammed Al Thani, relates to charges levied for years by U.S. legacy carriers and
airline industry unions that Qatar Airways is accepting billions of dollars in state subsidies that are forbidden under the U.S. - Qatar Open Skies aviation agreement.
In a statement Monday, the Partnership for Fair and Open Skies, which is comprised of the U.S. Big 3 legacy carriers as well as several large
airline industry unions, commended the State Department for the path it is choosing to take.
Not exact matches
Union dominated
industries that have disappeared in the U.S. include maritime (merchant marine), steel, electronics, automotive, U.S.
airlines (Eastern, PAn Am, Banff, TWA, Continental, Delta, AA, Ozark, North Central, Air Cal, Pacific Air West, Hughes AL,..
Even when firms have declared bankruptcy or are on the verge of doing so, as in the
airline and auto parts
industries in recent years,
union leaders frequently resist concessions on wages, benefits, or work conditions.
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Jeff started his career in Frankfurt, Germany, where he covered the
airline industry before moving to Brussels, Belgium, where he covered the European
Union.
Last year, United
Airlines, along with the
airline industry lobby group,
Airlines for America, led the way on a massive lobbying effort on Capitol Hill to try to kill a plan that would see US
airline companies participate in the European
Union's climate law for all their flights to and from Europe.
Similar to other polluting
industries within the European
Union Emissions Trading Scheme,
airlines will be required to reduce their emissions or offset excess emissions by purchasing additional credits or investing in international climate protection projects.
Airlines Must Reduce Emissions 3 % In First Year In a move which has predictably angered the airline industry, the European Union has overwhelmingly passed legislation which will include airlines in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme fr
Airlines Must Reduce Emissions 3 % In First Year In a move which has predictably angered the
airline industry, the European
Union has overwhelmingly passed legislation which will include
airlines in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme fr
airlines in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme from 2012.
The next step in the ongoing saga of applying the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) to the
airline industry came this week, as the European Commission partially activated the Single
Union Registry for aircraft.
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