U.S. Plans Qatar, U.A.E. Talks on Airline Subsidies
- State Department to seek financial transparency, people say
- Trump administration poised to renew focus on industry dispute
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The U.S. State Department is planning talks with Qatar and the United Arab Emirates to discuss allegations that the Persian Gulf nations have spent billions of dollars subsidizing their state-sponsored airlines, people familiar with the matter said.
The Trump administration will seek commitments to financial transparency, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the talks are private. They said the meetings will start as early as this week. U.S. airlines have been pushing for a crackdown on what they describe as more than $50 billion in unfair subsidies for Qatar Airways Ltd., Emirates and Etihad Airways PJSC.