Open Skies Articles

n an update to the ongoing U.S. Open Skies dispute, the U.S. Airlines for Open Skies Coalition released a fact sheet claiming the demands by the three legacy carriers to crack down on alleged trade violations by three Middle East-based carriers would threaten the tourism and manufacturing industry in America. The organization points to research…

The United States’ Open Skies agreements create and support more than 16.6 million U.S. jobs in the manufacturing, airline, tourism and hospitality industries, as well as in local economies near airports, according to a fact sheet released today by the U.S. Airlines for Open Skies Coalition. The coalition also addresses what the group calls “disingenuous and…

Early in my career, I had the honor of working for former President Ronald Reagan, a man who embodied our nation‘s values and who knew how to stand up to foreign governments. President Reagan would have been shocked to see that today an important sector of our nation‘s economy is under attack by foreign governments.…

So what is it this time, eh? Brexit is going to wipe out every banana planet on the entire planet? Brexit will get the Last Night of the Proms cancelled? Brexit will bring about World War Three? To be honest, I think we’re pretty well covered already on that last score, but no, this week…

Imagine a household of seven individuals. A referendum is held to decide if they should stay or move. Three vote to stay, and four vote to move out. However, it turns out that among the four, one wants to move to the seaside, another to the mountain, while the other two would like to remain…

Several alarmist scenarios have been proposed with respect to the UK aviation industry post-Brexit. There is no doubt that Brexit creates unwelcome uncertainty and risks in the operating, regulatory and economic environments of several industries including aviation. The precise outcome will only be known once agreements on complex issues are reached. These include whether or not…