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Tag: transatlantic flights

US gets own way in visa negotiations - 14 March 2008 - News

Washington has not given in to pressure from the European Commission to negotiate an EU-wide visa waiver deal and will continue to strike bilateral agreements with individual member states, it emerged yesterday (13 March) after a meeting of EU and US justice officials.

Slots trading under Open Skies - the implications for allocating capacity - 30 August 2007 - Analysis

While the signing of the Open Skies agreement between the EU and the USA has been hailed as a triumph for the consumer, with the prospect of more intensive competition and lower fares in the transatlantic market, the actual impact of the deal may be severely restricted because of limited airport capacity and slot shortages in the EU, according to a study by the independent economics consultancy Oxera.

European 'superjumbo' an achievement of European integration - 19 January 2005 - News

The world's largest passenger plane ever, the double-decker Airbus A380 is "a success of the European industrial policy”, according to French President Jacques Chirac.

Divided EU seeks international guidelines on armed sky marshals - 18 February 2004 - News

While the five biggest Member States are ready to place armed sky marshals on certain transatlantic flights, others strongly oppose it. The Council has asked the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) to step in.

US and EU fail to reach agreement on armed sky marshals - 19 January 2004 - News

The EU and the US have failed to bridge their differences during a high-level meeting over a US proposal to use armed sky marshals on certain transatlantic flights.

Irish Presidency to debate use of armed air marshals on EU-US flights - 08 January 2004 - News

The Irish presidency is to organise a summit of aviation officials from across the EU to resolve the crisis between Europe and the US over the deployment of armed air marshals on certain transatlantic flights.

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