US seeks comments on Gul subsidies row

The US Departments of Commerce, State, and Transportation are reviewing claims that three foreign airlines – Emirates Airline, Etihad Airways, and Qatar Airways – have received and are benefitting from subsidies from their respective governments of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Qatar that are distorting the global aviation market.  The claims, which are asserted in a publicly available report, are of significant interest to stakeholders and all three Federal agencies, an official release states, adding that “The US government takes seriously the concerns raised in the report and is interested in receiving insights and feedback from stakeholders before any