USA Today: U.S. to investigate Gulf airlines for alleged subsidies
“Three federal departments agreed Friday to investigate allegations by the three biggest U.S. airlines that three state-owned Persian Gulf carriers get unfair subsidies from their governments.
Three federal departments agreed Friday to investigate allegations by the three biggest U.S. airlines that three state-owned Persian Gulf carriers get unfair subsidies from their governments.The Transportation, Commerce and State departments said the allegations of $42 billion in subsidies deserve a public hearing, so arguments from both sides will be collected in a public forum, on a regulatory website.
The claims, which are asserted in a publicly available report, are of significant interest to stakeholders and all three federal agencies,” the departments said in a statement. “‘he U.S. government takes seriously the concerns raised in the report and is interested in receiving insights and feedback from stakeholders before any decisions are made regarding what action, if any, should be taken.'”