"Invasion" by Arab Gulf Airlines.
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Look at the end of the day the only thing that is going to convince the US flag carriers to improve their product is US the consumer. Their getting it now and hoping they convince regulators to help them if they lose and I hope they do then and only then will they really give US the consumer a product worthily of what they charge. That is simply free market at it's best. Competition drives our economy Business 101
Look at the end of the day the only thing that is going to convince the US flag carriers to improve their product is US the consumer. Their getting it now and hoping they convince regulators to help them if they lose and I hope they do then and only then will they really give US the consumer a product worthily of what they charge. That is simply free market at it's best. Competition drives our economy Business 101
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There ain't no such thing as a free market. If it's really a free market, there wouldn't be rules prohibiting foreign airlines from flying US domestic routes nor would there be rules requiring governmental personnel to fly US flag carriers.
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And sure free market is a play on words to an extent.
Most likely this thread is about at it's end of life unless of course we get a decision from .gov
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Thus Free Markets are Good unless you are on the receiving end in which case National Interest trumps all.
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Mideast carriers taking over?
Interesting article in USA Today.
They claim the plan of the Mideast Gulf area carriers is to seriously damage the USA and probably other carriers in a Walmart type tactic of providing super service/prices until the competition is hurt so badly that they go out of business. Problem is that the Mideast carriers are not losing money because of government subsidies. Their governments are more than happy to do this because the master plan is to make the Mideast Gulf area a world hub of just about everything
Thoughts?
What is the USA to do?
They claim the plan of the Mideast Gulf area carriers is to seriously damage the USA and probably other carriers in a Walmart type tactic of providing super service/prices until the competition is hurt so badly that they go out of business. Problem is that the Mideast carriers are not losing money because of government subsidies. Their governments are more than happy to do this because the master plan is to make the Mideast Gulf area a world hub of just about everything
Thoughts?
What is the USA to do?
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Is this article in today's USA Today? Or can I read it online?
Answeed my own darn question: http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...ates/25196005/
Answeed my own darn question: http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...ates/25196005/
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Interesting article in USA Today.
They claim the plan of the Mideast Gulf area carriers is to seriously damage the USA and probably other carriers in a Walmart type tactic of providing super service/prices until the competition is hurt so badly that they go out of business. Problem is that the Mideast carriers are not losing money because of government subsidies. Their governments are more than happy to do this because the master plan is to make the Mideast Gulf area a world hub of just about everything
Thoughts?
What is the USA to do?
They claim the plan of the Mideast Gulf area carriers is to seriously damage the USA and probably other carriers in a Walmart type tactic of providing super service/prices until the competition is hurt so badly that they go out of business. Problem is that the Mideast carriers are not losing money because of government subsidies. Their governments are more than happy to do this because the master plan is to make the Mideast Gulf area a world hub of just about everything
Thoughts?
What is the USA to do?
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I thought TK was copying the gulf business model and that's why they have been doing so much better than other EU airlines. If the gulf carriers were hugely subsidized then do we say the same for TK?
Personally I just think all of this is sour grapes from the U.S carriers, they don't want to spend money to improve but they also don't want to lose their "cattle"
Personally I just think all of this is sour grapes from the U.S carriers, they don't want to spend money to improve but they also don't want to lose their "cattle"
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I thought TK was copying the gulf business model and that's why they have been doing so much better than other EU airlines. If the gulf carriers were hugely subsidized then do we say the same for TK?
Personally I just think all of this is sour grapes from the U.S carriers, they don't want to spend money to improve but they also don't want to lose their "cattle"
Personally I just think all of this is sour grapes from the U.S carriers, they don't want to spend money to improve but they also don't want to lose their "cattle"