DL is trying to be as big a player in Africa as it can relative to the markets and security concerns there. DL was ran out of NYC-India by heavily dual subsidized "competition". DL is growing in Asia and has plans to continue for a long time.

There is no way the so called "open skies" we agreed to with ME3 was completely unlimited. That would be absolutely stupid for us to agree to, has never been agreed to with any nation ever, and in the unlikely event its ever allowed, we should immediately withdraw from it.

I agree that EY and QR are little emotional copy cats, but EK is very much EGO driven, especially with their scorched earth footprints and growth plans for the EU, US and Australia. The whole world isn't clamoring for hourly super jumbo service from every city in the world, including the US, to Dubai, Doha and Abu Dhabi.

And the Constitution is only as strong as the progressive that's reading it. Since its supposedly a "living document" subject to the whims of a changing vernacular and the social political zeitgeist, it should be no problem implimenting a carve out of the tax loophole for them. Worst case just make it apply to every expat from dollar one. It is used as a primary recruiting tool to come after American jobs. Fly for EK and don't pay US taxes. That is a primary form of their compensation for those considering working there.