Rock_On
25th May 2007, 02:00
This could get really interesting! Imagine FedEx and UPS having free reign in Europe.
State Dept consider cabotage for EU cargo Carriers
Air Transport World, Thursday May 24, 2007
US State Dept. Deputy Assistant Secretary-Transportation Affairs John Byerly said offering cabotage rights to EU carriers for cargo flights is under consideration and could be in play during the next round of EU-US open skies talks. While noting that no consensus administration policy has been developed, the US's lead air services negotiator said cargo cabotage is "less threatening" and may not encounter the strong opposition from labor and Congress that passenger cabotage will. "'Cargo first' is a way of
approaching changes in our laws," he told ATWOnline this week, emphasizing that he was expressing a personal opinion and not US policy. "Whether that will take the form of direct cabotage or DHL having outright ownership of [its US subservice operator] Astar [Air Cargo] I don't know."
State Dept consider cabotage for EU cargo Carriers
Air Transport World, Thursday May 24, 2007
US State Dept. Deputy Assistant Secretary-Transportation Affairs John Byerly said offering cabotage rights to EU carriers for cargo flights is under consideration and could be in play during the next round of EU-US open skies talks. While noting that no consensus administration policy has been developed, the US's lead air services negotiator said cargo cabotage is "less threatening" and may not encounter the strong opposition from labor and Congress that passenger cabotage will. "'Cargo first' is a way of
approaching changes in our laws," he told ATWOnline this week, emphasizing that he was expressing a personal opinion and not US policy. "Whether that will take the form of direct cabotage or DHL having outright ownership of [its US subservice operator] Astar [Air Cargo] I don't know."