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U.S. Aims to Ease Airline-Ownership RulesMAY 13 - The U.S. government plans to propose relaxing world-wide rules restricting the ownership of air carriers. |
International Air Traffic Continues to Slow in March: IATAMAY 2 - International air traffic growth continued to slow in March as the industry was hit by soaring fuel costs and the global credit crunch, the International Air Transport Association said on Friday. |
Open Skies: More Flights, Same FaresMAR 26 - Starting this weekend, when the open skies agreement between the U.S. and European Union kicks in on Sunday, travelers might find more flights, but not lower fares. |
US 'Must Embrace Cross-Border Airline Ownership' Says BransonMAR 3 - Sir Richard Branson has called on the US government to be “brave” and embrace cross-border ownership of airlines and ensure that phase two of the open skies deal benefits European carriers. |
Bush Threatens Veto of FAA Reauth if Foreign Ownership Limits StayAUG 28 - Bush threatens veto of FAA Reautorization Bill unless Congress pull provisions that maintain current and long-term limits on foreign ownership. |
U.S. Promises Second-Stage EU Open Skies TalksAPR 25 - A top U.S. official gave the strongest signal yet that the U.S. is committed to the second stage of negotiations with the European Union on open skies. |
BA Rule Out ExpansionAPR 24 - British Airways chief executive Willie Walsh has ruled out any expansion for the carrier's international operations at Manchester Airport for the forseeable future. |
Is Open Skies open season on union jobs?MAR 26 - The Open Skies agreement between America and Europe has been hailed by airlines that see expansion opportunites outside their home continent. But airline unions see a threat to jobs. "Airlines need greater commercial freedom to run their businesses as real businesses," said Giovanni Bisignani, CEO of the International Air Transport Association. |
EU backs "open skies" pactMAR 23 - European Union transport ministers gave unanimous support to the "open skies" treaty with the United States. At Britain's request, the ministers agreed on a five-month delay in implementing the deal, so it will take effect on March 30, 2008 instead of October this year. |
Virgin Blue Plots Course for USMAR 23 - Virgin Blue has locked in plans to launch services to the United States by late 2008, placing an $2.2 billion order for seven Boeing long-range jets. The airline is seeking permission from U.S. regulators to fly daily Sydney to Los Angeles service. The airline said the new carrier would provide "vigorous competition" for United and Qantas. |
AFA-CWA Sets Out Initiatives For FAA ReauthorizationMAR 22 - The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA-CWA) today testified before the House Aviation Subcommittee on issues concerning flight attendants' that need to be addressed in the upcoming reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). |
AFA-CWA Says DOT Ruling Encourages Foreign OwnershipMAR 21 - The Department of Transportation (DOT) yesterday green lighted an application from Virgin America despite the fact that the revised application still shows that it is under foreign ownership. |
Virgin America Wins Approval to Fly Once CEO's OustedMAR 21 - Britain has voiced reservations about a draft U.S.-EU "open skies" agreement to liberalise trans-atlantic air travel. It wants guarantees Washington will negotiate a follow-up deal to give European airlines more freedom in the United States. |
An American Version of Virgin Atlantic Is Tentatively Approved for ServiceMAR 21 - Virgin America, a proposed start-up airline backed by Richard Branson, won tentative approval to operate from the Transportation Department after agreeing to jettison its chief executive and revamp its financing to reduce the influence of Mr. Branson and other non-United States citizens. |
Startup Airline Revving Up Its EnginesMAR 21 - After nearly three grinding years of delays, Virgin America Airlines, the Burlingame low-fare startup, moved closer to takeoff Tuesday, potentially bringing more competition, lower fares and up to 3,000 new jobs to the Bay Area. |
Delta Supports Approval of U.S.-EU Open Skies AgreementMAR 21 - On the eve of the EU Council of Transport Ministers meeting in Brussels, Belgium, Delta urges the EU Council to approve the tentative agreement reached earlier this month between U.S. government and EU negotiators to create a fully deregulated trans-Atlantic marketplace that will benefit customers. |
DOT Tentative Approval of Virgin America Application Clear Attempt to Silence Critic of US-EU TreatyMAR 21 - Yesterday, the Department of Transportation preliminarily approved Virgin America's application to begin operations in the United States. Edward Wytkind, President of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO, issued a statement. |
Italy says still undecided on "open skies" dealMAR 21 - The Italian government has not yet decided what position to take on a transatlantic deal to liberalise air travel when European Union ministers meet this week, an aid to Italy's transport minister said on Wednesday. |
Flight Attendants Condemn DOT's Backdoor to Foreign Ownership
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U.S. Gov't Tentatively OKs Virgin PlanMAR 20 - The Transportation Department gave a tentative OK to a revised plan filed in January by Virgin America, saying the revised plan ''should meet U.S. ownership rules'' that cap foreign control of a U.S. airline at 25 percent. |
United Airlines boss supports "open skies"MAR 19 - Tilton supports "open skies" even though he admits that it will bring competition to U.S. airlines. He doesn't site any benefit for United Airlines, but instead argues that it "would benefit consumers on both sides of the Atlantic, bringing new competition to the world's largest aviation markets." |
Virgin plans to exploit Open Skies with transatlantic flights from Paris, Frankfurt and ZurichMAR 17 - With an agreement on Open Skies between Europe and the United States looking likely to be in effect before the year is out, a spokesman for Virgin Atlantic has told the Sunday Times that the British-based airline could soon be flying direct to the US from the Continent. |
House Members Cool to Open Skies DealMAR 15 - The chairman of a House transportation panel said he doesn't support the draft aviation agreement the United States and European Union reached earlier this month. |
Airline Labor Strongly Objects to "Open Skies" AgreementMAR 6 - Washington, D.C. - Labor leaders from the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), Air Line Pilots Association, Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, Transport Workers Union of America, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, and the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers, today issued a statement in response to the tentative agreement reached last week between the Bush Administration and the European Union. |
U.S., E.U. Pact Would Allow Greater E.U. Ownership of U.S. AirlinesMAR 2 - European companies would be allowed larger stakes in U.S. airlines under a tentative agreement reached between the U.S. and European Union. More > |
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