Ore Woodward Avenue • SUite 1900 • Dctro1t, Mich1gan • 48226 

The Honomble Jolm F. Kerry 

Scuet&ty of State 

U.S. Depa:ttmeut of State 

2.201 C Street NW 

Washiqton, DC 20520 

1be Honorable Anthony R. Fou 

Seaetaty ofTranspoltation 

US Department ofTJansportation 

1200 New Jersey Ave SE 

Wabiqton, DC 20590 

n.r Secretaries Kerry 8Dd Foxx: 

Apri130, 2015 

On behalf oftbe members ID4 · of the pcsmit RePmal Qamber, l.am .. ·,. ·.. ·: . : 

CODCCincd 

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over tho mbsicliea tbattbo ~ Qulf ~ ~ Etihad Airwa)'a · · .. 

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Etihad 

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Emirates Airline 

ad competitiwness. 

bave balcfitled ftaD 

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in 

yars; 

subsidi 

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and other 

paaautent benefit~, including srams inteftst ho that are dimmins the madcct and 

ctisturbiq fair madg!t priDdples. Tbe sisDifiami subsidies provided by the gowmmc:ntB of Qatar 

aDd the Umted Arab Emirates (UAE) have allowed these Oulf carriers to opeaate with an untait 

competitive advmtap hamiq U.S. job security aDd U.S. airlines ability to effccdvely save tho 

market~ to the white paper Rutorbtg ()pelt Slda: 'lie Nud to Addi'UI Subsidized 

Competitlonfrom ~ Alrilne31n QatlV ad tiN UAE,J\1Ucb was reJeased by a ~on 

of three major imemational U.S. camera American Airlines, Delta. and United-e.d major 

airline industry unions, GYerY fliaJtt that the U.S. carrien lose results in a net loss of over 800 aood u.s. jobs. 

. . At presideat IDd CEO oftbe Ddroit Regional Chamber, one of1be 1arpst in tbe country, 

imd a someone wbo has spent his car.r focused on increasing Americlft economic 

competitiveness, 1 am concerned this sitnatlcm. Open Skies~ have resulted in 

ccmsidtnble benerus'forbo1h U.S. travelen the U.S. economy, bat it ia ~that the 

U.S •. ~ t.ope:D·COIWIJtalioaswith Qatar ad . UAE to ratme an~w of 

die Open· Sides~ filir;'JDilbt.bascd compdilioa. Witboutdobaa 10, w, • riakfna U.S. 

jobs and the kmj-tam hadtb of the airline iDdustrybodl-ofwbic:b ;to ~·inina and 

buikting a vibrant Detroit region. 

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Tbe HODDI'Ible Aldtary R. Pou 

April30, 2015 

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Delroit M~ Airport. wbicb eave~• a bub (or Delta AirliDcl. provide~ a vital 

UDk betweaa Detroit aDd the world. It -.veaa a by aset in tbit reafoG'• ccooomic 

developmad ilbateJY. HoWINa', in the eYW CDIIIpGtitiw airli1IO iodultry, Data llld Giber 

domestic c:arrien wbo are competins with sublidized fenian carrien have no oboice but to paa 

the costs to c:ustomcn maJrina destiftlfiODJIUdl a Deaoit ICBI competitive IDd tclctina COlts to 

our penona1 aDd businea travelcn. 

The Detroit Reiional Chamber wOib tirotealy to spur job Cl'eltion ad bulinas arowth, 

IDd we urp you to help us in our effiJJta by tlkiq tbo DeCe&sary ICtion to ratore a ocqetitiw 

baJace in this situation, thenby l8fe&uantina U.S. job& aD4 the '-lth of the U.S.Iirtiae 

industry. 

Sinccnly, 

cc: Tbe Honorable Debbie Stlbenow, United Stalel SeMtor 

1be HoDonble Olry Pe~a~t UDitat S....Seutor 

Tho Hoaonble Jolm eoo,en, Jr., Manbcr ofCcJaanu 

1be Hooonble Sanda' LeviD, MtDber ofCcJaanu 

1be Hononb1e Cactice Miller, Memblr ofCoqral 

Tbe Hcmonble Mike Bilbop, Member ofCOQINII 

The Hcmorablc Debbie Diqd1, Manber ofCongnla 

The Honorable Brenda Lawrence, Member of Congress 

The Honorable David Trott, Member of Coqress 

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