im not going to fly to EU via ME, but then im paying cash for nonstop Y
re non-EU carrier >
SQ JFK-FRA (A380 suites) and IAH-DME as well as GRU-BCN
9W EWR/YYZ-BRU
NZ LAX-LHR
back to EK >
JFK HAM oct 29 2006 - mar 30 2008 (announced stop in dec 2007)
JFK MXP oct 1 2013 -
i guess US carriers are feeling comfortable/profitable enough now so they are willing to spend money and energy on this "issue" and perhaps they feel now is a good time politically as well, perhaps including 2016 US elections
ah, italian court had ruled that EK had to stop after march 2015, but appeal just overturned that in mid december
thread in EK forum (started same time as this thread - nov 2014) still going strong >
Originally Posted by
NOIR
The Obama administration, marking its first written response to US airlines’ lobbying effort, has asked for more information on their claims that Gulf carriers have received market-distorting subsidies.
The administration asked US airline representatives about 20 questions in writing last week about their method in determining the subsidy allegations and about the market harm they say Gulf carriers have caused them, according to a person familiar with the matter.
The request for more proof reflects the growing focus on the debate in Washington. The questions are factual and did not suggest that the US administration was either swayed or skeptical.
Leaders in the US House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure recently called on the administration to look into the allegations, while US airlines repeated their request on Tuesday for the United States to open talks with Qatar and the UAE on the “Open Skies” agreements that authorise flying between the nations.
http://khaleejtimes.ae/biz/inside.as...on_March29.xml
jul 2014 - US airlines and airbus release Q2 financials
aug 2014 - A380 thread started
oct 2014 - US airlines release Q3 financials
nov 2014 - 2 threads started after US mid term elections (was lobbying happening prior?)
re dropping JFK HAM in dec 2007, EK #s >
Originally Posted by
Kagehitokiri
load factor minus break even load factor =
2.7 - 2007-2008
5.2 - 2006-2007
(their fiscal year runs april to march)