Originally Posted by
gloopy
. 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.
Good Luck with that hahaha! Best laugh I have had today. My bet is on an ever increasing tax exclusion. It goes up about 3% per year and is now almost 100K tax free and then the write-offs allow most EK pilots to pay Zero taxes. If Management and Labor continue on demonstrating their stupidity looking for silly strategies like this and curtailing Open Skies then what you will see is all these jobs will go overseas as Emirates and other LCCs fly most of the International passengers.
The smart path forward is Forging Alliances, Buying newer efficient ULR aircraft like 787s and A-350s and providing an equal or superior product. The same old airplanes, crappy service and disgruntled Cabin Crew are sure to accelerate the loss of Flying jobs.