US carrier attempts to block Gulf carriers creating a 'toxic' environment

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By Alex Lennane

22/09/2015

It appears that the US big three airlines may be shooting themselves in the foot with their unpopular campaign against the Gulf carriers. CargoForwarder notes that there are rumblings in China about the “political climate” for open skies, which could “stunt growth”. Not everyone is in disagreement with the US big 3, a US professor has said that Emirates is “not a real airline” and that investor-owned carriers should not have to compete with those “with short paths to enormous ...

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