Airlines
U.S. Airlines Petition Trump Administration on Gulf Carriers
The CEOs of American, Delta and United airlines request a meeting with new Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.
A Qatar Airways Boeing 787 is shown on static display at the 2015 Paris Air Show. (Photo: Bill Carey)
A Qatar Airways Boeing 787 is shown on static display at the 2015 Paris Air Show. (Photo: Bill Carey)

The chief executives of three major U.S. airlines have written to new U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, charging that “massive subsidization” of state-owned airlines by Persian Gulf nations is eroding American jobs. The CEOs of American, Delta and United request a meeting with the former ExxonMobil CEO, who started work as the Trump administration’s chief diplomat on February 2.