Emirates
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Why Delta Thinks Its New Investment, a Subsidized China Eastern, is Not the Same as a Subsidized Middle East Airline
When Delta announced that it would take a 3.55 percent stake in China Eastern, I received a bunch of emails saying effectively…
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Emirates Fires Back at Subsidy Accusations
When American, Delta, and United first released the details of their investigation into the finances of Emirates, Etihad, and Qatar, I figured…
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Two Hours of Fighting About the Middle East Carriers, and I Still Can’t Get Excited
At last week’s CAPA conference, the highlight was supposed to be the panel debate between US and Middle East carriers over whether…
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US Carriers Continue to Hammer on Middle East Subsidies While Europe Fractures
I’m sure you’ve all just been dying to get an update on the US-Middle East airline fight, right? There’s little to discuss…
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Emirates Shows Off Its Tremendous Attention to Detail at a Movie Premiere in the Sky
Movie premieres happen all the time in LA. What makes them stand out from the crowd? Not much, except for the stars…
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Topic of the Week: What Does Orlando Say About Emirates’ Strategy in the US?
Airlines add new routes all the time and I don’t blink an eye, but every so often something surprising happens. Emirates has…
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The Argument That US Carriers Should Stop Complaining About Middle East Carriers and Compete on Product Is Garbage
The fight between the US carriers and the Middle East carriers is just starting to ramp up, but people are quickly taking…
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The US Carriers Show Their Case Against Middle East Carriers, But Will Anyone Care?
It was just a couple weeks ago that I wrote about how American, Delta, and United have banded together to request that…
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US Airlines Ramp Up Effort to Stifle Middle East Carriers – What Do They Know?
It looks like American, Delta, and United are getting a little nervous about those fast-growing carriers in the Middle East. It’s bad…
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Cranky on the Web (October 5 – 10)
World’s largest passenger plane gets more U.S. routes – USA Today There are a lot more A380s in the US today than…
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Emirates Tries to Grow Beyond Its Home Market, Others Freak Out
Emirates is a big airline, and it’s only going to keep getting bigger. But while Dubai is a large and growing hub,…
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Qantas Smartly Leaves British Airways for Emirates
There was huge news from down under last week when the rumored link between Qantas and Emirates was officially unveiled. This certainly…