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## CWW

Serving 700,000 Michigan Residents

CWW Represents:

Cities: Belleville, Dearborn, Dearborn Heights, Garden City,

Inkster, Livonia, Northville, Plymouth, Romulus, Wa yne and Westland

Townships: Canton Charter Township, Huron Chart er Township, Northville Charter Township,

Plymouth Charter Township, Redford Charter Township , Sumpter Township and Van Buren Charter Township.



## CWW RESOLUTION 2015-101

A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF DELTA AIR LINES IN ITS

URGING THE U.S. GOVERNMENT TO REQUEST

CONSULTATIONS THROUGH THE EXISTING OPEN SKIES



## AGREEMENTS WITH THE COUNTRIES OF QATAR AND THE

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (UAE) TO ADDRESS UNFAIR,

SUBSIDIZED COMPETITION BY THEIR STATE-OWNED AIR

CARRIERS.

May 8, 2015

WHEREAS , the Conference of Western Wayne (CWW) is a bipart isan consortium of eighteen western Wayne County communities in Southeast Michi gan, working regionally to improve local government and local services through cooperation a nd collaboration; and

WHEREAS , the CWW Board of Directors consists of the Chief Elected Officials from all eighteen member communities whose population exceed s 700,000 and are the communities

that host essential businesses in the State of Mich igan; and

WHEREAS , beginning in 1992 with the negotiation of the ver y first Open Skies agreement, the United States has explicitly and rigorously insiste d that in exchange for granting foreign airlines the freedom to fly to and from the United States, Open Skies partners ensure a level, competitive playing field. Anticipating that circu mstances could change, the United States and

its Open Skies

partners have also agreed that every Open Skies agreement have a provision for consultations to address problems relating to the a greements and to agree in good faith on

measures to resolve them. Conference of Western Wayne 39293 Plymouth Road

Suite 101
Livonia, MI 48150

734.953.88342

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WHEREAS , evidence gathered during a global, two-year long investigation reveals that two

countries with Open Skies agreements, Qatar and the UAE, have been providing massive subsidies and other extraordinary benefits to their state-owned airlines that have already caused

a substantial distortion of international markets. If unchecked, these practices could threaten the airline industry, aviation jobs, and communitie s throughout the United States.

WHEREAS , as these Gulf carriers are highly subsidized, the y have grown at an astounding rate, expanding their global presence without conce rn for financial returns. Over the past decade, the governments of Qatar and the UAE have g ranted $42 billion in subsidies and other

unfair benefits to their state-owned carriers. The se Gulf carriers aren’t subject to corporate income taxes or fuel taxes, and are exempt from cos tly requirements imposed on their foreign competitors, allowing the carriers t avoid paying t heir own way. The governments of Qatar and the UAE have banned unions and suppress the rights of their employees, saving their carriers

billions of dollars from below-market labor costs.

WHEREAS , at stake in Detroit are the following: 1) more t han 7,500 Delta Airlines jobs at DTW and 10,000 jobs including Delta carrier connections throughout Michigan; 2) over 465 daily Delta flights out of DTW, serving more than 125 des tinations; 3) an estimated economic impact of the commercial airline industry in Michigan is $ 17.6 billion; and 4) Delta activity at DTW generates over $210 million in annual tax revenue f or the State of Michigan.

FURTHERMORE, The Need to Address Subsidized Competition from Sta te-Owned Airlines in

Qatar and the UAE is a 55-page paper commissioned by American Airline s, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines and presented to the U.S. Governmen t.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Conference of Western Wayne supports Delta Air Lines in urging the U.S. Government to request consultations through the existing Open

Skies agreements with Qatar and the UAE to address the u nfair, subsidized competition, and also to seek a freeze on the introduction of new pa ssenger service by the Gulf carriers during

these consultations.3

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Supervisor Tracey Schultz Kobylarz, CWW Chairperson of the Board

I attest that this is a true and correct copy of the Motion adopted by the CWW Board of Directors at its regu lar meeting held on May 8, 2015 in the City of Romulu s, MI.

Motion: Mayor LeRoy Burcroff, City of Romulus Second: Supervisor David Glaab, Huron Charter Towns hip

Ayes: Supervisor Tracey Schultz Kobylarz, Redfor d Charter Township, Chair Supervisor Phil LaJoy, Canton Charter Township, S ecretary Mayor Jack O’Reilly, City of Dearborn Mayor Pro Tem Jaylee Lynch, City of Garden City Supervisor David Glaab, Huron Charter Township Mayor Jack Kirksey, City of Livonia Mayor Chris Johnson, City of Northville Supervisor Robert Nix II, Northville Charter Town ship Mayor Dan Dwyer, City of Plymouth Supervisor Shannon Price, Plymouth Charter Townsh ip Mayor LeRoy Burcroff, City of Romulus Karen Armatis, Deputy Supervisor, Sumpter Townshi p Supervisor Linda Combs, Van Buren Charter Townshi p Mayor James Hawley, City of Wayne Mayor William Wild, City of Westland

Nays: None

Absent: City of Belleville City of Dearborn Heights City of Inkster

Conference of Western Wayne 39293 Plymouth Road

Suite 101 Livonia, Michigan 48150

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