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Quoting cathay747 (Reply 1): The US3 should be spending all these millions of $ on improving their own service levels to actually be viable competitors to the ME3, and fight the battle on the actual battlefield vs. in Congress and the media! |
Quoting airbazar (Reply 3): Interesting words from someone whose entire business strategy hinges on the success and growth of the U.S. market. |
Quoting BoeingBear (Thread starter): They’re actually messing with the wrong people. |
Quoting BoeingBear (Thread starter): They’re dealing with the wrong people. |
Quoting pvjin (Reply 2): Qatar (the airline) in particular is known for treating its employees badly, and the nation of Qatar is one of the main centers of modern day slavery. |
Quoting holzmann (Reply 6): Over 1200 dead in Qatar to date. Just building stadiums. For FIFA. So enjoy your football. And your cheap business class seat. |
Quoting holzmann (Reply 6): Over 1200 dead in Qatar to date. Just building stadiums. For FIFA. So enjoy your football. And your cheap business class seat. |
Quoting scbriml (Reply 7): |
Quoting moo (Reply 9): Tim Clark and Emirates Airline has nothing to do with Qatar, as Qatar is not one of the emirates that make up the UAE, and indeed Emirates classes Qatar as one of its major competitors. But nice job bundling everyone together just so you can make a point. |
Quoting phxa340 (Reply 13): Still when your business model is dependent on picking up passengers from other countries ... One would expect a more diplomatic tone. |
Quoting holzmann (Reply 6): Over 1200 dead in Qatar to date. Just building stadiums. For FIFA. So enjoy your football. And your cheap business class seat. |
Quoting moo (Reply 9): Tim Clark and Emirates Airline has nothing to do with Qatar, as Qatar is not one of the emirates that make up the UAE, and indeed Emirates classes Qatar as one of its major competitors. But nice job bundling everyone together just so you can make a point. |
Quoting KarelXWB (Reply 11): The subject is about Emirates, not Qatar. |
Quoting rdh3e (Reply 14): Clark should be welcoming this inquiry if he thinks his company is clean. It will significantly impair his two biggest competitors who both have very obvious and extensive government subsidies. This would allow him to effectively claim all new growth in the US for EK vs QR/EY. The reason he's not welcoming the inquiry I'll leave up to you and suggest there may be some reason... |
Quoting moo (Reply 18): Ahh yes, he should just sit back and let some of his main competitors get to sling some serious mud around, safe in the knowledge that of course when its all over and the "investigation" finds nothing, those results will be equally as trumpeted and shouted about by the same competitors who will publicly admit they are wrong? |
Quoting speedbored (Reply 17): The point officials are making is that there are about half a million Indian workers in Qatar, and about 250 deaths per year - and this, in their view, is not a cause for concern. In fact, Indian government data suggests that back home in India you would expect a far higher proportion to die each year - not 250, but 1,000 in any group of 500,000 25-30-year-old men. Even in the UK, an average of 300 for every half a million men in this age group die each year." |
Quoting scbriml (Reply 7): In the article you linked, 'Americas' (which includes Canada and Central America) only accounts for 11% of 2013 revenue - only slightly ahead of Gulf/ME, Africa and West Asia/Indian Ocean. It's also way, way behind Europe and East Asia/Australasia. |
Quoting airbazar (Reply 3): Interesting words from someone whose entire business strategy hinges on the success and growth of the U.S. market. |
Quoting thekorean (Reply 19): Tim Clark just doesn't seem to get its not EK's right to fly anywhere anytime. |
Quoting thekorean (Reply 19): Think he shoukd be more worried about closing access to European markets. |
Quoting scbriml (Reply 22): Wow, that took longer than I expected. |
Quoting jetwet1 (Reply 26): i'm not saying it should happen, but at least in the case of the US the ME3 need the help of the US3, or their flights go out pretty much empty from anywhere not called JFK |
Quoting Slider (Reply 5): it is NOT and has never been nor will it EVER be a truly level playing field in aeropolitics. Live and let live. US carriers have benefitted, Gulf carriers have benefitted. What I despise--and we've heard it from both sides--is the intellectual dishonesty in not admitting the status quo as such |
Quoting longhauler (Reply 16): One only has to look how at EK dealt with the Canadian Government ... and how successful that was |
Quoting moo (Reply 9): Tim Clark and Emirates Airline has nothing to do with Qatar, as Qatar is not one of the emirates that make up the UAE, and indeed Emirates classes Qatar as one of its major competitors. |
Quoting jetwet1 (Reply 26): Not really true, Europe plays a far bigger role. |
Quoting adamh8297 (Reply 28): BOS, SFO, LAX, SEA would beg to differ with VX/AS/B6 feed. |
Quoting seabosdca (Reply 31): The point is that airlines in both the UAE and Qatar prosper under regimes of abusive employment laws and effectively no environmental protections. |
Quoting seabosdca (Reply 31): In addition, they have access to capital that would not be possible if they were reliant on private lenders like other airlines. |
Quoting pvjin (Reply 23): Funny, so I'm supposed to believe poor Indian workers in Qatar are healthier than the men of same age in a civilized European country with very well functioning healthcare system? That seriously makes me doubt the validity of those statistics. |
Quoting pvjin (Reply 2): It's pretty hard to compete against companies that play by different rules when it comes to employment laws and such. Qatar (the airline) in particular is known for treating its employees badly, and the nation of Qatar is one of the main centers of modern day slavery. |
Quoting holzmann (Reply 6): Over 1200 dead in Qatar to date. Just building stadiums. For FIFA. So enjoy your football. And your cheap business class seat. |
Quoting Slider (Reply 5): Hey Tim, care to tell us what your cost of capital is? Oh, what's that? You have guaranteed zero interest loans for the youngest fleet in the world? Oh, OK. |
Quoting speedbored (Reply 35): EK relies entirely on commercial finance. |
Quoting AAexecplat (Reply 43): 1) Immediately end any negotiations with Boeing and enter negotiations for Airbii. |
Quoting speedbored (Reply 42): None of EKs finance is guaranteed by the government. |
Quoting speedbored (Reply 42): EK is a sufficiently sound business that, unlike many other airlines, it does not need anyone to guarantee any of its finance. |
Quoting speedbored (Reply 42): None of EKs finance is guaranteed by the government. EK is a sufficiently sound business that, unlike many other airlines, it does not need anyone to guarantee any of its finance. |
Quoting seabosdca (Reply 41): But obtains favorable terms thanks to what amounts to a guarantee by the Dubai government. |
Quoting thekorean (Reply 36): They are still limited in how much they can grow here. ME3 hubs are only good for Southeast Asia + India. |
Quoting AAexecplat (Reply 43): 1) Immediately end any negotiations with Boeing and enter negotiations for Airbii. |
Quoting AAexecplat (Reply 43): 3) Assault the US markets with tons of advertising and cheap fares |