FedEx and Atlas team up for alliance against Big 3 protectionist stance

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It’s hard to see how the big three US airlines are going to get their way on a newly restricted open skies deal with the Gulf. So many companies and organisations are backing open skies. A new airline grouping of FedEx, Atlas Air, Hawaiian and JetBlue has formed to protest the big three’s lobbying. Cargo airlines in particular have a lot to lose from any change to the deal, and point out that they have big operations in the Gulf ...