HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017-846-10/9/2017 Prepared by LeAnn M. Even, Deputy City Clerk, City of Waterloo, 715 Mulberry Street,
Waterloo,IA 50703, (319) 291-4323.
RESOLUTION NO. 2017-846
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A LETTER OF SUPPORT ON
BEHALF OF A REQUEST RECEIVED BY AMERICAN
AIRLINES, TO REQUIRE THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE
UNITED STATES' OPEN SKIES AGREEMENTS, AS
CURRENTLY WRITTEN, THEREBY OPPOSING UNFAIR
SUBSIDIZATION BY THE FOREIGN FLAG CARRIERS SUCH
AS EMIRATES, ETIHAD AIRWAYS AND QATAR AIRWAYS,
AND AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO DRAFT AND EXECUTE
SAID DOCUMENT.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WATERLOO, IOWA,
that the Letter of Support dated October 9, 2017, on behalf of a request received by American
Airlines to require the enforcement of the United States' Open Skies agreements, as currently
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written thereby opposing unfair subsidization by the foreign flag carriers such as Emirates
Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways, is hereby approved, and the Mayor is authorized and directed
to draft and execute said Letter of Support on behalf of the City of Waterloo, Iowa.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 9th day of October 2017.
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a Quentin Hart,Mayor
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