Absence from USA-EU aviation talks to hurt Canada
Oct 31, 2003 | 5:30 am
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Absence from USA-EU aviation talks to hurt Canada
"As U.S. and European Union officials negotiate a watershed aviation agreement that would eliminate the need for airlines to get permission on routes, fares or frequency of flights, Canada's absence from the talks might spell disaster for Canadian carriers, says a veteran industry official.
Speaking yesterday at an aviation conference in Toronto, Don Carty, the former chief executive of American Airlines' parent AMR Corp., said the Department of Foreign Affairs needs to elbow its way into talks so Air Canada and others aren't left on the sidelines in a new transatlantic pact. The deal will replace 60-year-old conventions."
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Speaking yesterday at an aviation conference in Toronto, Don Carty, the former chief executive of American Airlines' parent AMR Corp., said the Department of Foreign Affairs needs to elbow its way into talks so Air Canada and others aren't left on the sidelines in a new transatlantic pact. The deal will replace 60-year-old conventions."
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Oct 31, 2003 | 10:22 am
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Fail to see how this would be a disaster for Air Canada. Aren't most bilateral agreements signed with European countires (other than the UK) on a one-for-one basis so that Canada nominates one carrier and the other country nominates one?
Deregulation would simply increase competition for AC (for instance, both Spanair AND Iberia could fly to Canada from Spain, instead of just Spanair). And, since EU is going towards deregulation within, it could also mean Air France flying MAD-YYZ nonstop as well.
If Canada remains out of the agreement, there's nothing that stops AC from transporting passengers between the EU and US via Canada, as it does now. So what's such a disaster for AC here?
Deregulation would simply increase competition for AC (for instance, both Spanair AND Iberia could fly to Canada from Spain, instead of just Spanair). And, since EU is going towards deregulation within, it could also mean Air France flying MAD-YYZ nonstop as well.
If Canada remains out of the agreement, there's nothing that stops AC from transporting passengers between the EU and US via Canada, as it does now. So what's such a disaster for AC here?
Oct 31, 2003 | 10:32 am
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