"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."
The Star


http://makeashorterlink.com/?L53724566