But the State Department isn’t planning to move to formally renegotiate its liberal, “open skies” air treaties or freeze new flights to the U.S. by Emirates Airline, Etihad Airways or... The State Department intends to hold “informal, technical discussions” with the United Arab Emirates and Qatar next month about a dispute over Persian Gulf airlines’ funding and access to the U.S. market, according to people familiar with the matter.

Source: Wall Street Journal June 27, 2016 21:30 UTC