Open skies talks between the Canadian government and the European Union (EU) are making good progress with officials hopeful of a deal as early as August/September. Open Aviation Area talks between Canada and the EU began last November.
The aim is to conclude an agreement that would greatly liberalise the air market between Europe and Canada by replacing individual agreements between Canada and 19 EU members with a regime that would recognise all 27 members as a single market for air services.
This would allow any carrier from either market to operate direct service between anywhere in Canada and anywhere in the EU without restrictions on frequencies, capacity, pricing or other artificial market barriers.
The US already has reached Open Skies agreements with 91 markets, including an agreement with the EU that went into effect in March. EU and US officials are now discussing ways to further expand this agreement.
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