Pro Open Skies lobby group comes forward in the USA as ALPA also wades into the argument

The Air Line Pilots Association International (ALPA) issued a statement yesterday supporting the US major airlines in their quest to get the Open Skies treaty reviewed by Capitol Hill. The statement reads: “ALPA maintains that several Open Skies partner nations equip their airlines to do business globally through state policy and significant direct economic underwriting that undermines fair competition. Our union urges the US government to review existing Open Skies agreements to ensure that state support cannot distort a fair international marketplace to the detriment of US airlines and their workers.” Meanwhile, FedEx Express, NAS and the US Business Travel