UAE hopes to resolve dispute with US carriers by year-end
The UAE hopes to resolve the dispute with the US carriers over alleged subsidies by the end of the year, the director-general of the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) said Tuesday. “I am sure that our operation is within the agreement that we have with the US. We haven’t broken any article in that agreement,” said Saif Mohammad Al Suwaidi. He did not provide a specific timeline on when the matter could be resolved but said it could be done by the end of the year. The three major US airlines have submitted a whitepaper to the US govt outlining allegations of over US$42b in subsidies to Emirates, Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways. The Gulf carriers have denied the allegations and said that they are doing business in a fair way without any support from the govt. <br/>
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UAE hopes to resolve dispute with US carriers by year-end
The UAE hopes to resolve the dispute with the US carriers over alleged subsidies by the end of the year, the director-general of the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) said Tuesday. “I am sure that our operation is within the agreement that we have with the US. We haven’t broken any article in that agreement,” said Saif Mohammad Al Suwaidi. He did not provide a specific timeline on when the matter could be resolved but said it could be done by the end of the year. The three major US airlines have submitted a whitepaper to the US govt outlining allegations of over US$42b in subsidies to Emirates, Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways. The Gulf carriers have denied the allegations and said that they are doing business in a fair way without any support from the govt. <br/>
