Qatar Airlines said it will still go through with its plan to a buy a stake in American Airlines, despite the U.S. airline ending their codesharing agreement. American Airlines axed codesharing agreements with Qatar and Etihad Airways as "an extension of our stance against the illegal subsidies that these carriers receive from their governments." "an extension of our stance against the illegal subsidies that these carriers receive from their governments." Both Qatar Airways and Etihad Airways denied that they receive any subsidy from their government.