Etihad heads off Trump tensions with pledge not to grow in US

Etihad Airways sought to head off the prospect of further clashes over its US expansion now that Donald Trump is president, saying it has no plans to add destinations beyond those already served. “We are not flying into any further points in the USA,” Etihad Aviation Group CE James Hogan said Wednesday. “We are very comfortable with our American network.” Should US airlines revive claims that Mideast carriers have benefited from illegal aid now that Trump is in the White House, Etihad stands ready to reassert that it has expanded fairly and operates trans-Atlantic services strictly in line with an Open Skies aviation treaty, Hogan said. “In regards to how that’s addressed moving forward, we have to wait and see,” said Hogan. “You can only work with the issues that are in front of you." <br/>