American Airlines CE: We'll do 'everything we can' to stop Qatar, other Gulf airlines from entering US market

American Airlines will do everything it can to keep Qatar out of the US market, CE Doug Parker said Friday. Last month, Qatar Airways expressed intent to acquire about a 10% stake in American Airlines. Friday, Parker said Qatar Airways needs to receive govt approval for its plan and he has not heard any updates. Qatar Airways refiled its request, Parker said, leading him to believe it still has not been approved. Earlier this month, American announced it was cancelling code-share agreements with Qatar Airways and Etihad Airways because they were allegedly receiving "illegal" govt subsidies. "It's not fair, and our job is to make sure that we point out that it's not fair and do everything we can to stop them from being able to expand into our markets and take away American jobs," Parker said. <br/>