What a load of protectionist nonsense.

They won't get anywhere. It's all about who has the most influence on the Hill. Clearly, it's Boeing, who know that if Emirates don't get the U.S. access it wants, then those aircraft won't be delivered.

It's too little too late, and th fact is that the US carriers, hellbent on reducing capacity over the last decade, sat idly by and watched EK, EY, CX, etc create huge international networks between Asia and the US.

That is the ultimate factor which will cost them hundreds of billions in lost revenue.

Product quality is a separate argument. At this point, there is barely any US product, period!

Play to your strengths. The U.S. legacy strength is a huge, (now) well managed, in-demand domestic network. The numbers speak for themselves.