OpenSkies.travel Resource Center
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U.S. airline CEOs continue to meet with Obama Administration officials to push a proposal that would block foreign airline new entry. Those very airlines fought 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 or for 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.
ADMINISTRATION SEEKS PUBLIC COMMENT
The U.S. government is seeking comments from the public on this controversy. A docket has been established at http://1.usa.gov/1HfuC5t.
ANALYSES & STATEMENTS
- 07-14-15 BTC: The U.S. Big Three Airlines Want It Both Ways
- 07-01-15 BTC: Coalition Applauds U.S. DOJ Investigation
- 06-30-15 BTC: Survey: Consumers Support Open Skies Policy
- 06-30-15 BTC U.S. DOT Docket Filing Re Consumer Survey
- 06-14-15 BTC: Don’t Poke The Bear!
- 06-01-15 BTC: War Has Caused Industry Uncertainty
- 05-30-15 Oxford Economics: Gulf Carrier Traffic To The U.S.
- 05-27-15 Oxford Economics: Impact of Eithad on U.S. Economy
- 05-26-15 BTC: Congress Advocats the “Mother of all Subsidies”
- 05-21-15 Edgeworth Economics Investigation Of Claims
- 05-21-15 Brookings: Benefits from Open Skies
- 05-15-15 BTC: Open Skies Policy Creates U.S. Jobs
- 05-14-15 Risk Advisory Group Study of U.S. Airlines’ Benefits
- 05-15-15 BTC: U.S. Airline Financially Supported At $226B
- 04-21-15 BTC: U.S. BIG 3 Airlines Silent On Consumer Harm
- 04-14-15 BTC: U.S. Carriers Seek Government Protection
- 04-08-15 BTC: USG Spent $155B In Support Of Airlines
- 03-05-15 U.A.E. Business Council Statement
- 03-05-15 BTC: Questions BIG 3 U.S. Airlines Need To Answer
- 03-02-15 BTC: Ultimately, The 1% Will Not Succeed!
- 02-27-15 Alaska Airlines Letter To Administration
- 03-27-15 U.A.E. Report On U.S. Job Creation
- 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 BTC: War On Open Skies Opened On All Fronts
- 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)
- 11-20-14 Emirates: Open Sky - Issue 20
FOUNDATIONAL DOCUMENTS & LINKS
- 2015 Jeff Shane Speech Honoring Paul Mifsud
- 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
- 1998 Congressional Research Service Subsidy Report
PRESS COVERAGE
- 06-25-15 Delta gets employees involved TravelPulse
- 06-25-15 EU airports, tourism Boards back Gulf carriers Skift
- 06-24-15 ACI Europe promotes open skies CAPA
- 06-23-15 Open Skies row ‘has reached impasse’ Bloomberg
- 06-19-15 Could American go for gulf partnerships? Trevis
- 06-11-15 Emirates chief says US row won't 'end in tears' BBC
- 05-28-15 Open Skies debate could rage all year TravelPluse
- 05-28-15 Open Skies docket to remain open The National
- 05-27-15 Etihad counters U.S. carriers Dallas Business Journal
- 05-27-15 Etihad will add $6.2 billion to U.S. economy Reuters
- 05-27-15 Emirates hits back at Chicago mayor The National
- 05-26-18 Bill McGee on Open Skies Travel Pluse
- 05-26-15 Etihad debunks subsidy claims Travel Weekly UK
- 05-26-15 Airbus warns over 'open skies' row Travel Weekly UK
- 05-25-15 Gulf-US airline partnerships the way forward CAPA
- 05-24-15 American Airlines May Stand Alone Forbes
- 05-24-15 GE: Open Skies 'exists for a reason' Arabian Business
- 05-23-15 FedEx: Keep Open Skies Open Airways News
- 05-23-15 U.S. Consumers Support Gulf Carriers The National
- 05-22-15 U.S. anti-Gulf coalition claims support ATW
- 05-22-15 If ATM modernization was the focus ATW
- 05-22-15 Why USTravel is fighting Successful Meetings
- 05-21-15 Travelers' benefits Open Skies Brookings
- 05-21-15 U.S. declines to curb Gulf airlines Gulf Business
- 05-20-15 Delta blames Gulf carriers Live From A Lounge
- 05-19-15 Don’t be hasty on Open Skies The Hill
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