Articles tagged “open skies”

Open Skies agreements also have a good side for U.S. airlines. The side over the Pacific is particularly attractive.

The U.S. carriers aren't sure how to battle the Gulf airlines, so they're turning to government for cover. They should be thinking more about the consumer.

What can we say? Yellow and Gold make Green. With the high demand to attend St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in Dublin, New York and Boston, this announcement could not be better timed.

And the beat goes on.

If the fastest way to the heart is through the stomach, Etihad is making a meal of its product differentiation and serving it hot to both investors in New York and lobbyists in the Nation's capital--complete with a lovely garnish.

There's more at stake here than could possibly fit a short Skift take. We'll keep watching and updating readers as this critical battle Open Skies battle progresses.

It's great to finally be able to dig into the report that's been much-discussed over the last month.

We’re not in the 1980s anymore. After a great push to initiate it and many trials to stabilize it, globalization has finally taken hold of the aviation industry. Turning back the calendar benefits very few and passengers will ultimately vote on Open Skies with their dollars, or euros, or dinars.

Unless the U.S. government curtails competition from Gulf carriers, U.S. airlines just can't compete. That is the argument that American's Scott Kirby is making. It seems ironic coming so soon after a mega-airline merger that was supposed to put the airline on firm competitive footing.

It's not likely the U.S. carriers will win this round. In addition to challenges from the Gulf, they are dealing with Norwegian Air's low-cost challenges for trans-Atlantic service. While not all Americans love the Gulf carriers, they do love an airline bargain.