United CE on Gulf carriers: "Those airlines aren't airlines"
United Airlines CE Oscar Munoz has staked out a hard-line position on alleged Gulf airline subsidies, warning of a "huge uproar from Americans" when the full scope of the issue becomes widely known. Speaking March 2 at the US Chamber of Commerce Aviation Summit, Munoz made clear that he and United will aggressively push the US govt to take action against the UAE and Qatar over what Munoz considers to be completely unacceptable govt assistance to Emirates Airline, Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways. "Those airlines aren't airlines. They're international branding vehicles for their countries," Munoz said. "Facts tend to overcome a lot of emotion," he said, explaining that the "order of magnitude" of the alleged subsidies, "even if you cut them in half," go beyond "anything I've seen before."<br/>
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United CE on Gulf carriers: "Those airlines aren't airlines"
United Airlines CE Oscar Munoz has staked out a hard-line position on alleged Gulf airline subsidies, warning of a "huge uproar from Americans" when the full scope of the issue becomes widely known. Speaking March 2 at the US Chamber of Commerce Aviation Summit, Munoz made clear that he and United will aggressively push the US govt to take action against the UAE and Qatar over what Munoz considers to be completely unacceptable govt assistance to Emirates Airline, Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways. "Those airlines aren't airlines. They're international branding vehicles for their countries," Munoz said. "Facts tend to overcome a lot of emotion," he said, explaining that the "order of magnitude" of the alleged subsidies, "even if you cut them in half," go beyond "anything I've seen before."<br/>
