The National: Passengers to sue Boeing over Emirates crash at Dubai airport

Passengers on an Emirates flight that crash landed in Dubai last year are suing the aircraft’s manufacturer, Boeing. A law suit filed in the United States on behalf of 15  people alleges the crash was caused by an issue with the aircraft’s design. An Emirati firefighter died when a fuel tank exploded, and 30 people…

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Benzinga: Delta Air Lines: A Winner Among Legacy Carriers

Delta Air Lines appears to have fundamental strengths that are not currently reflected in its stock price. In the second half of 2016, all legacy carriers including Delta, American Airlines, United Continental and Southwest Airlines saw a rapid increase in their stock valuations as market sentiment improved for the entire sector. Even Warren Buffett, who…

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Pacific Business Journal: New report says U.S. Open Skies agreements support more than 15 million tourism jobs

n an update to the ongoing U.S. Open Skies dispute, the U.S. Airlines for Open Skies Coalition released a fact sheet claiming the demands by the three legacy carriers to crack down on alleged trade violations by three Middle East-based carriers would threaten the tourism and manufacturing industry in America. The organization points to research…

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Dallas Business Journal: Open Skies proponents blame American, Delta, United for ‘misleading’ job loss claims

The United States’ Open Skies agreements create and support more than 16.6 million U.S. jobs in the manufacturing, airline, tourism and hospitality industries, as well as in local economies near airports, according to a fact sheet released today by the U.S. Airlines for Open Skies Coalition. The coalition also addresses what the group calls “disingenuous and…

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Washington Examiner: Gulf carrier cheaters threaten US aviation jobs

Early in my career, I had the honor of working for former President Ronald Reagan, a man who embodied our nation‘s values and who knew how to stand up to foreign governments. President Reagan would have been shocked to see that today an important sector of our nation‘s economy is under attack by foreign governments.…

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Here are the heroes of Houston

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Millions of Texans in the south-eastern region of the state have been horribly affected by Hurricane Harvey and the tremendous amount of flooding. While heavily affected areas had been evacuated, there were people who were unable to leave the areas in time when the storm hit. Here are the extraordinary heroes who stayed behind to…

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