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Delta releases full-length video educating employees on Gulf carrier subsidies
In the latest US3/ME3 spat, Delta Air Lines released a 15-minute long documentary-style video regarding the unfairness of government subsidies to the Middle East's three largest airlines from their respective countries. Delta is urging their employees to watch the video, share it with friends and family, and join the US3 in asking the U.S. government to take action. (news.delta.com) More...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Latin America and Canada have more oil bought from them. The reason OPEC shows as a big importer is Venezuela and Ecuador are members of OPEC and Venezuela has the largest oil reserves. Oil purchased and shipped is converted into tradable stocks passed around in a circle between select few with price always going up. In the end we get gouged. Arab countries would give lashes for playing that game in the stock market with oil. https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=727&t=6
Being said the government subsidizes their airlines it's best to realize the government is a ruling emir, king, dictator etc. who is the government and owns the airline. Like America you can find anybody to sit around in an office collecting money saying they are government employees and the government.
The one hard thing to beat competing with Qatar Airlines is Qatar makes their own fuel that burns less per flight. I recall US airlines complaining about that and wanting to force the middle east airlines into landing with less fuel so they would lose money. Strange world with corporate gripers out there.
Being said the government subsidizes their airlines it's best to realize the government is a ruling emir, king, dictator etc. who is the government and owns the airline. Like America you can find anybody to sit around in an office collecting money saying they are government employees and the government.
The one hard thing to beat competing with Qatar Airlines is Qatar makes their own fuel that burns less per flight. I recall US airlines complaining about that and wanting to force the middle east airlines into landing with less fuel so they would lose money. Strange world with corporate gripers out there.
If you look at the job postings for these airlines you'll see that they hire experienced crew and pay very well. They don't need to train from scratch in a hurry.
Our railroads get government money. The link is Amtrak alone who gets over a billion yes over a billion in 2016 and rising every year. https://www.fra.dot.gov/Page/P0249
Airlines haggling for government payouts or tax breaks on profits is what I see.
Airlines haggling for government payouts or tax breaks on profits is what I see.
You can't compare the airlines to Amtrak. Amtrak isn't operating into foreign countries taking work away from their citizens.
Amtrak is also a public service operating many routes that other than in the Northeast could never make money if they weren't subsidized. The types of infrastructure Amtrak must maintain are also very different.
Amtrak is also a public service operating many routes that other than in the Northeast could never make money if they weren't subsidized. The types of infrastructure Amtrak must maintain are also very different.
Amtrak is a single government railroad (outside of commuter lines in major metro areas, much of which runs on private property). Freight railroads (many who must host Amtrak for less than the going rate) pay their own way.
Example, Union Pacific spent $3.6 billion last year for upkeep and upgrading their private property. And that does not include State and local taxes on 33,000 miles of track. The only government money they get in in public/private projects in Major Metro areas (Reno, L.A., Chicago) to reduce congestion and increase safety.
Example, Union Pacific spent $3.6 billion last year for upkeep and upgrading their private property. And that does not include State and local taxes on 33,000 miles of track. The only government money they get in in public/private projects in Major Metro areas (Reno, L.A., Chicago) to reduce congestion and increase safety.
Kenneth everything you say is correct, and to add to it the Class 1 freight railroads have a far easier time making money than passenger railroads.
People don't always remember that the airlines put the passenger aspects of railroads out of business in this country after dominating the travel market. Names like New York Central, and the Pennsylvania Railroad just to name two. Penn Central and Conrail dumped the passenger service as fast as they could in favor of maintaining freight which they could make money with. That's how we ended up with Amtrak, and the various state operated commuter rail agencies in the Northeast USA.
People don't always remember that the airlines put the passenger aspects of railroads out of business in this country after dominating the travel market. Names like New York Central, and the Pennsylvania Railroad just to name two. Penn Central and Conrail dumped the passenger service as fast as they could in favor of maintaining freight which they could make money with. That's how we ended up with Amtrak, and the various state operated commuter rail agencies in the Northeast USA.
The first order of business for Pres. Trump is to enforce the open skies treaty calling their subsidies what they are, and giving them the boot.
One thing has me very worried. The growth of the Gulf carriers has been so rapid it has far exceeded the ability of flight schools to deliver qualified pilots to airlines, not to mention the time in the air necessary to competently fly the Jumbo's and Super's these carriers prefer to use.
Delta needs to step up their game to compete internationally. Right now they think three stops to get to Europe is acceptable with a 30 hour duration for what would be a 12 hour nonstop. They need to buy more 787's for nonstop service to world capitals from major US cities. They need to step up the on board service and the terminal experience.