ALPA Again Urges End to ExIm Financing of Widebodies
ALPA continues its crusade against ExIm financing of widebodies for foreign buyers, arguing it unfairly subsidizes carriers that compete against U.S. airlines. (Photo: Boeing)
ALPA continues its crusade against ExIm financing of widebodies for foreign buyers, arguing it unfairly subsidizes carriers that compete against U.S. airlines. (Photo: Boeing)

The Air Line Pilots Association sent a letter Tuesday to Senate Banking Committee chairman Tim Johnson (D-S.D.) and ranking member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) urging the committee to impose tighter oversight on the Export-Import Bank of the United States and Congress to work toward eliminating financing for widebody aircraft to foreign carriers. The union sent the letter barely in advance of a January 28 committee hearing regarding the reauthorization of the Ex-Im Bank.