Monthly Archives: August 2015
We’re not the only ones calling for a level playing field
August 25, 2015 by Partnership for Open and Fair Skies
Opposing View: ATW’s Karen Walker Misses Bigger Picture in Open Skies Debate
August 7, 2015 by Partnership for Open and Fair Skies
Last week, Jeff Smisek, CEO of United Airlines, gave a speech to a sold-out crowd at the Wings Club in New York City, highlighting the massive subsidies that the governments of Qatar and the United Arab Emirates are providing to their state-owned carriers in violation of Open Skies agreements. In response, Air Transport World’s editor Karen Walker attempted to rebut some of Jeff’s statements, but the logic behind her claims is haphazard and in many cases nonsensical.