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Aviation Policy

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Global Deregulation Takes Off

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Air transportation is a large and growing part of the word’s economy. The Air Transport Action Group estimated the global economic impact of air transport at over $1 trillion in 1994, accounting for 24 million jobs – 3.3 million employed by the industry, 7.4 million by related...

TransAtlantic Deregulation: The Alliance Network Effect

Open skies agreements in Europe have been in place for several years now and have fostered the development of many types of multinational airline alliances. Both broadbased strategic alliances and less integrated code-share alliances have changed the structure of the airline industry over the...

Part 297 Rules

Foreign Air Freight Forwarders (FAFF)Part 297FOREIGN AIR FREIGHT FORWARDERS AND FOREIGN COOPERATIVE SHIPPERS ASSOCIATIONS