OpenSkies.travel Resource Center
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The debate over reversing U.S. aviation Open Skies policy is heating up as major U.S. airline CEOs met with Obama Administration officials recently to push a proposal that would block foreign airline new entry. Those very airlines fought hammer and tongs for access to foreign markets through Open Skies agreements. Now that they have their antitrust immunized global alliances, coveted access to foreign markets and consolidated domestic industry, these airlines want to close down the U.S. market to foreign carriers with no regard for consumers or airports in the U.S. that have lost air service and robust competition due to consolidation and communities around the world that have benefited from liberalized aviation agreements with the U.S. Please find information on this page that helps illuminate this issue.
PRESS COVERAGE
- 02-27-15 U.S. airlines face tough fight on subsidies The Street
- 02-26-15 If you can’t beat them… Arab News
- 02-26-15 Why passengers should care Airline Reporter
- 02-26-15 Boeing, FedEx battle back Reuters
- 02-26-15 Delta quietly courting EU Bloomberg
- 02-25-15 Delta-led airlines against gulf carriers Bloomberg
- 02-25-15 Emirates urges U.S. to ignore subsidy claims Reuters
- 02-25-15 Low-cost international airline Scripps Howard
- 02-24-15 The future for European skies The National
- 02-24-15 Some airlines don't like 'open skies' Forbes Asia
- 02-23-15 U.S. airlines clash over rivals from Gulf WSJ
- 02-23-15 What happened to Open Skies? TravelPulse
- 02-21-15 9/11 comment escalates spat over subsidies AP
- 02-20-15 Yes, Chapter 11 is a ‘government subsidy’ ATW
- 02-20-15 Emirates attacks Delta CEO's credibility FT
- 02-20-15 Delta’s apology rings hollow AIN
- 02-19-15 9/11 comment escalates U.S.-Gulf airlines spat AP
- 02-19-15 Emirates rejects Delta apology Reuters
- 02-19-15 Delta CEO apologizes for terrorist remark ATW
- 02-19-15 US-UAE Business Council slams Delta The National
- 02-19-15 Open Skies champions go to bat for NAI RUNWAY Girl
- 02-19-15 NAI crew lobby Washington Travel Weekly UK
- 02-19-15 NAI’s U.S. cabin crew call for swift approval CAPA
- 02-18-15 Qatar's Al Baker firmly rebukes Delta FlightGlobal
- 02-18-15 Delta blames Arabian Peninsula ArabianBusiness
- 02-18-15 Advocates join forces on U.S. Open Skies policy ATW
- 02-18-15 Delta CEO’s 9/11 comment on Open Skies Bloomberg
- 02-18-15 Proponents take case to media TravelPulse
- 02-17-15 Airlines against Open Skies NYT (Editorial)
- 02-16-15 Delta CEO associates Gulf carriers with 9/11 Skift
- 02-14-15 U.S. Airlines’ hypocrisy on protectionism Skift
- 02-09-15 For domestic airlines, Open Skies have limits NYT
- 02-09-15 Battle over Open Skies divides tourism industry Skift
- 02-19-15 Legacies darken ‘Open Skies’ Flier Talk
- 02-08-15 U.S. airlines should quit whining Bloomberg
- 02-06-15 U.S. airlines challenging Open-Skies agreements NYT
- 02-06-15 Big U.S. airlines fault Gulf carriers WSJ
- 02-05-15 Airlines challenge Open Skies deals Roll Call
- 02-05-15 The fight over Open Skies Wandering Aramean
- 02-04-15 Policy reversal would be a ‘shame’ Aviation Daily
- 02-03-15 BTC: Airlines Declare War on Open Skies TravelPulse
- 02-03-15 U.S. Open Skies debate divides industry Routes
- 02-01-15 Carriers to Obama officials Flight Global
- 01-29-15 Open Skies policy under scrutiny Aviation Daily
- 01-28-17 Europe's real airline competition The Travel Insider
- 01-23-14 Open Skies under threat Travel Weekly UK
- 01-21-15 Be careful what you ask for Air Transport World
- 01-17-15 Gulf carriers best long-haul carriers MalayMail
- 01-08-15 European airlines "cannot keep up" YourMiddleEast
- 01-08-15 Gulf carriers lead growth The National
- 12-19-14 U.S. airlines take aim at the Gulf carriers CAPA
- 12-11-14 Congress pleases in airline dispute USAToday
- 11-05-14 U.S. airline attacks on Gulf carriers CAPA
- 11-03-14 Flydubai's fleet to reach 200 CAPA
- 05-18-14 Let discount Norwegian fly USAToday (Editorial)
- 05-22-14 Open skies to competition Orlando Sentinel
- 04-09-14 Open the skies to Norwegian Air The Hill (Opinion)
- 03-04-14 Free the Viking Skies WSJ
ANALYSES & STATEMENTS
- 02-25-15 BTC: U.S. Aviation Open Skies Policy Under Attack
- 02-24-15 U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council Responds Delta
- 02-18-15 FedEx Letter to Administration
- 02-17-15 BTC: U.S. Airlines Need To Up Their Game
- 02-17-15 Atlas Letter to Administration
- 02-11-15 US Travel Letter to Adminiatration
- 02-10-15 ACI-NA Letter To Administration
- 02-07-15 BTC Memo to EU and U.S. Governments
- 02-04-15 U.S. Open Skies Policy Analysis (Emirates)
- 02-03-15 War On Open Skies Opened On All Fronts (BTC)
- 01-22-15 OpenSkies.travel To Promote Open Skies Policies
- 12-20-14 BTC Letter to WH, State, Transportation, Commerce
- 12-07-14 Issue Background (OpenSkies.travel)
FOUNDATIONAL DOCUMENTS & LINKS
- 2015 US Travel Open Skies Backgrounder
- 2015 Clifford Winston - Jia Yan Open Skies Study
- 2015 Keynote Address by John R. Byerly
- 2015 ARC Airfare Data
- 2015 The Freedoms of Air Transportation, Defined
- 2015 U.S. State Department: Open Skies Agreements
- 2015 U.S. State Department: Open Skies Fact Sheet
- 2015 U.S. State Department: Current Partners
- 2014 The Impact of Gulf Carrier Competition
- 2014 U.S. DOT Docket Regarding NAI Application
- 2014 OpenOurSkies.com (NAI’s information site)
- 2012 U.S. State Department: Current Model
- 2006 InterVISTAS Open Skies Study
