Airlines
EU and Asean Head for New Round of Open Skies Talks
Block-to-block Open Skies negotiations will focus on 5th freedom rights, fair competition, and social issues.
Singapore Airlines was the first to fly the Boeing 787-10. (Photo: Boeing)
Singapore Airlines was the first to fly the Boeing 787-10. (Photo: Boeing)

Two years after announcing plans to establish a Comprehensive Air Transport Agreement (CATA), delegations representing the member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) and the European Union will gather for an eighth round of negotiations from November 20 to 22 in Salzburg, Austria, to resume talks of an open skies deal between the two blocs. If finalized, the Asean-EU CATA will significantly boost air traffic and connect a combined population of 1.1 billion.


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