Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die: the story of the Transatlantic Common Aviation Area.
The Transatlantic Common Aviation Area (TCAA, also known as the Common Transatlantic Aviation Area, CTAA, or simply the Common Aviation Area, CAA) (1) is a revolutionary idea in the field of international aviation, seeking to move beyond the framework that has dominated the industry for over half a century....

Long journey to free trade in U.S.-Canada airline services.
* A list of acronyms used in this article is provided on page 47. A professor of management at Texas A&M University, Michael W. Pustay is the author of International Business (with Ricky Griffin, 1996), "The Globalizing Airline Industry: The Need for a New International Policy Regime," in M. Kreinin,...

Company Watch - Malaysia Airlines.
Apr 7, 2008 China Southern Airlines and Malaysia Airlines signed an expanded codeshare agreement in Guangzhou Friday that will include sales of tickets by each carrier for travel to regional destinations in the other country. China Southern began codesharing with MAS in November on routes to Kuala...

Air Transport News.
Jun 30, 2008 Air Transport Association seeks individual to handle industry coordination between airline flight control/dispatch offices and FAA ATCSCC. Will facilitate communications on air traffic management issues, review daily air traffic management programs and advocate changes. Requires strong knowledge of airline and NAS operations, ATC operations,...

TAM and Swiss International Airlines Sign MOU.
TRAVEL AND LEISURE CLOSE-UP-20 June 2008-TAM and Swiss International Airlines Sign MOU(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com TAM and Swiss International Air Lines, a member of the Star Alliance, signed a Memorandum of Understanding aiming to establish arrangements for cooperation to expand benefits offered to their passengers. ...

Company Watch - British Airways.
Feb 18, 2008 British Airline Pilots' Association is balloting British Airways pilots for industrial action. The ballot closes on Feb. 20. If strike action is approved, it legally would be allowed to commence on Feb. 29. British Air CEO Willie Walsh noted that the threat is not...

Air Transport News.
Feb 4, 2008 U.K. regulators support tax based on aircraft weight. The U.K. Treasury on Thursday said it supports an aviation tax mechanism that would base taxes on an airplane's maximum take-off weight. Regulators want to replace a passenger tax with a tax that reflects the environmental...

Airline Finance News - Asia / Pacific.
Feb 4, 2008 Singapore announced the conclusion of bilateral open skies agreements with Denmark, Norway and Sweden. The agreements provide for "unlimited hubbing rights" for cargo carriers as well as conventional open skies conditions. Singapore now has open skies arrangements with 13 EU countries. Jan 30, 2008...

Airport Business News - North America.
Jun 30, 2008 Air Transport Association seeks individual to handle industry coordination between airline flight control/dispatch offices and FAA ATCSCC. Will facilitate communications on air traffic management issues, review daily air traffic management programs and advocate changes. Requires strong knowledge of airline and NAS operations, ATC operations,...

Airline Finance News - Europe.
May 5, 2008 European Union and Australia signed a horizontal aviation agreement that removes nationality restrictions in bilateral ASAs between EU member states and Australia. The new agreement does not replace the bilateral agreements but brings them in line with EU law by removing nationality restrictions. More...