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[ Top Story ]May 23, 2018 7:45 pm ET
By Pablo Diaz

U.S. Open Skies Agreement with Brazil Finally Implemented

After years of negotiations, on May 21 the exchange of diplomatic notes between the governments of Brazil and United States marked the final implementation of the Open Skies Agreement signed in March 2011. In December 2010 negotiations started between the two governments, initializing a Memorandum of Understanding that expanded the services and formalized the commitment for a full Open Skies initiative. Resistance within Brazilian parliament to the agreement was fierce, to the point that it was finally approved in October…

[ Top Story ]February 25, 2018 10:00 am ET
By Mateen Kontoravdis

Emirates Threatens to Pull $76 Billion Boeing Deal Amid Ongoing…

As the Gulf carriers continue to grow their fleets and expand their route networks, U.S. carriers continue to pursue their agendas in reversing the Open Skies agreement between the United States and the United Arab Emirates. Delta Air Lines, United Airlines and American Airlines have all taken an active stance…