The gradual liberalization of international air transport has largely benefited the traveling public. Progress since the development of concepts such as “Open Skies†in the late 1970s as an alternative to the restrictive bilateral air service agreements that had effectively controlled...

International civil aviation has without doubts worked as one of the strongest drivers of globalization for the past 30 years. It is paradoxical that although it helped liberalize multiple industries, the aviation sector itself remains highly protectionist, governed by 60-year-old framework of...

“Open Skies,†in general, refers to the liberalization of aviation markets that can be pursued on a bilateral, regional, or multilateral basis. At the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) level, liberalization of airfreight and passenger services is targeted by December 2008....

The paper examines the impact of removing the restrictions remaining in EU/US bilateral air service agreements, the major one relating to the air services between the US and the UK. These are dismantled under Stage I of the EU/US Open Skies agreement, which will automatically fall unless...

The article examines from a regulatory and political economy framework the 2006 decision by the Australian Government to deny access by Singapore-based carriers to the Pacific Route between Australia and the US. It is argued that a framework of understanding the balance between protectionist and...

The countries of Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) have agreed to the formation of open skies within the region. Member countries differ widely in terms of their GDP per capita, their size, aviation policies and the strength of their aviation industries. Granted these differences,...