MULTILATERAL OPEN SKIES
May 1st, 2001
BY KATE REWTHE UNITED States and four Asia-Pacific countries have helped pioneer a groundbreaking multilateral agreement, which follows the "Open Skies" principles previously used in bilateral agreements struck by Washington.US Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta last week signed the agreement with senior transportation officials from Singapore, Brunei, New Zealand and Chile, which will open up pan-Pacific air markets. The deal is open for other countries in the region to join, if they sign up to its principles.The United States currently has bilateral ...
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