EU–US Open Skies Agreement

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The EU–US Open Skies Agreement is a major aviation treaty that liberalizes transatlantic air travel by allowing airlines from the European Union and the United States to operate freely between each other’s territories.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf air transport agreement
international treaty
open skies agreement
allows designation of airlines by any EU Member State
freedom to determine capacity and frequency
freedom to set air fares
multiple airline designations by each party
alsoKnownAs EU–US Open Skies Agreement
surface form: Air Transport Agreement between the European Community and the United States of America

EU–US Open Skies Agreement
surface form: EU–US Air Transport Agreement
amendedBy EU–US Open Skies Agreement self-linksurface differs
surface form: Second Stage EU–US Air Transport Agreement
appliesTo cargo air transport
passenger air transport
transatlantic air services
covers fifth freedom rights for certain routes beyond EU and US
traffic rights between any point in the EU and any point in the US
enteredIntoForceOn 2008-03-30
establishes Joint Committee for air transport between EU and US
hasImpactOn competition on routes between EU and US hubs
major transatlantic airline alliances
includesProvision consumer protection measures
environmental cooperation
mechanism for joint committee oversight
regulatory cooperation on competition
regulatory cooperation on safety
regulatory cooperation on security
legalBasisFor operation of EU airlines between any point in the EU and any point in the US
operation of US airlines between any point in the US and any point in the EU
negotiatedBy European Commission
United States Department of State
objective enhancement of competition in EU–US aviation
improvement of consumer choice in transatlantic air travel
liberalization of transatlantic air services market
strengthening of transatlantic aviation relations
party European Economic Community
surface form: European Community

European Union
United States of America
precededBy bilateral air services agreements between individual EU Member States and the US
prohibits restrictions on capacity between EU and US
restrictions on pricing between EU and US
restrictions on routes between EU and US
restrictions on the number of airlines operating between EU and US
regulates code-sharing arrangements
market access for airlines
ownership and control of airlines
secondStageAgreementSignedAt Luxembourg
secondStageAgreementSignedOn 2010-06-24
signedAt Washington, D.C.
signedOn 2007-04-30
subject civil aviation

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European Union–United States relations hasKeyFramework EU–US Open Skies Agreement
EU–US Open Skies Agreement alsoKnownAs EU–US Open Skies Agreement
this entity surface form: Air Transport Agreement between the European Community and the United States of America
EU–US Open Skies Agreement alsoKnownAs EU–US Open Skies Agreement
this entity surface form: EU–US Air Transport Agreement
EU–US Open Skies Agreement amendedBy EU–US Open Skies Agreement self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Second Stage EU–US Air Transport Agreement