Journal of Air Law and Commerce Volume 82 | Issue 2 Article 6 2017 Competition and Subsidies in Air Transport Liberalization— The AE-NU orth America Dispute Rachid Tiroual
[email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://scholar.smu.edu/jalc Part of the Air and Space Law Commons Recommended Citation Rachid Tiroual, Competition and Subsidies in Air Transport Liberalization— The UAE-North America Dispute, 82 J. Air L. & Com. 345 (2017) https://scholar.smu.edu/jalc/vol82/iss2/6 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Law Journals at SMU Scholar. It has been accepted for inclusion in Journal of Air Law and Commerce by an authorized administrator of SMU Scholar. For more information, please visit http://digitalrepository.smu.edu. COMPETITION AND SUBSIDIES IN AIR TRANSPORT LIBERALIZATION— THE UAE-NORTH AMERICA DISPUTE RACHID TIROUAL* ABSTRACT Subsidy allegations against the three major Middle-Eastern carriers—Emirates Airlines, Etihad Airways, and Qatar Air- ways—have been brought by the three major U.S. carriers— American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and United Airlines. The lat- ter claim that the Gulf trio receive letters of credit and subsidies from their governments. They claim also that their rivals take passengers and revenues from U.S. carriers and force them to reduce, terminate, or forego services on international routes. This article rationalizes the ongoing debate without arguing whether the subsidy allegations are founded or not. It seeks to understand the basic rationale behind any findings and conclu- sions drawn by the different stakeholders that are involved or concerned by the subject.