THE OPEN SKIES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND CANADA--THE RESULTS. DOES IT SUGGEST THE NEED FOR A WIDER PACT AND A MORE LIBERAL AIR PACT?

In February 1995, the signing of the Open Skies Agreement by the leaders of the U.S. and Canada was heralded as a new historic aviation accord, signalling a major breakthrough in bilateral relations and a first for the 2 nations in liberalizing air travel. This paper briefly reviews the major elements of the 1966 bilateral agreement between the U.S. and Canada and the 1995 Open Skies Agreement. Next, the paper presents the statistical data on transborder services. Results are examined, and findings are reviewed from other related studies and recent developments. The last section gives conclusions on the case for a wider Agreement.

• Corporate Authors:

  Canadian Transportation Research Forum

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• Authors:
  • Monteiro, J
  • Krause, D
  • Downs, A
• Conference:
  • Transportation Visioning-2002 and Beyond (Vision d'avenir des transports-2002 et au-dela), Canadian Transportation Research Forum, Proceedings of the 37th Annual Conference
  • Location: St. John's, Newfoundland
  • Date: 2002-5-12 to 2002-5-15
• Publication Date: 2002

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 319-337

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air routes; Air travel; Civil aviation; Deregulation; General aviation; International compacts
• Geographic Terms: Canada; United States
• Subject Areas: Aviation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00969634
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 26 2004 12:00AM