http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2006/02/27/will-foreign-ownership-of-airlines-mean-lower-prices/ Living the first class life -- at coach prices Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:24:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2006/02/27/will-foreign-ownership-of-airlines-mean-lower-prices/#comment-6535 Upgrade: Travel Better » Blog Archive » EU and US closer to an open skies agreement: What’s it mean to you? Mon, 05 Mar 2007 03:08:23 +0000 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2006/02/27/will-foreign-ownership-of-airlines-mean-lower-prices/#comment-6535 [...] Related: - Will foreign ownership of airlines mean lower prices? - More on open skies - Are open skies dirty skies? - US-EU open skies treaty dead in the water, so to speak « ¡Revolución! American Airlines liberates toilets for economy-class proletariat Short hops — March 4, 2007 — Switzerland invades Liechtenstein, China mandates prophylactics, Guinness tourism, and more » [...] […] Related: - Will foreign ownership of airlines mean lower prices? - More on open skies - Are open skies dirty skies? - US-EU open skies treaty dead in the water, so to speak « ¡Revolución! American Airlines liberates toilets for economy-class proletariat Short hops — March 4, 2007 — Switzerland invades Liechtenstein, China mandates prophylactics, Guinness tourism, and more » […]

]]> http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2006/02/27/will-foreign-ownership-of-airlines-mean-lower-prices/#comment-6527 Upgrade: Travel Better » Blog Archive » US-EU open skies treaty dead in the water, so to speak Mon, 05 Mar 2007 02:05:42 +0000 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2006/02/27/will-foreign-ownership-of-airlines-mean-lower-prices/#comment-6527 [...] The proposed open skies treaty between the United States and the European Union (earlier commentary here and here) suffered another setback last week, when the US Department of Transportation restated its proposed rules for foreign ownership of US-based airlines. At present, non-US individuals or entities can hold no more than 25% of the voting stock of America’s airlines; the EU wants the US to raise that number to 49% — the same limit that Europe mandates for its own airlines. [...] […] The proposed open skies treaty between the United States and the European Union (earlier commentary here and here) suffered another setback last week, when the US Department of Transportation restated its proposed rules for foreign ownership of US-based airlines. At present, non-US individuals or entities can hold no more than 25% of the voting stock of America’s airlines; the EU wants the US to raise that number to 49% — the same limit that Europe mandates for its own airlines. […]

]]> http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2006/02/27/will-foreign-ownership-of-airlines-mean-lower-prices/#comment-6487 Upgrade: Travel Better » Blog Archive » More on open skies Sun, 04 Mar 2007 17:52:45 +0000 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2006/02/27/will-foreign-ownership-of-airlines-mean-lower-prices/#comment-6487 [...] Perhaps this is a case where the “open skies” portion of the deal is really the sideshow, and that opinions on open skies are really a matter of jockeying for a merger? If so, then the consumer might NOT benefit as much as I earlier suggested. [...] […] Perhaps this is a case where the “open skies” portion of the deal is really the sideshow, and that opinions on open skies are really a matter of jockeying for a merger? If so, then the consumer might NOT benefit as much as I earlier suggested. […]

]]> http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2006/02/27/will-foreign-ownership-of-airlines-mean-lower-prices/#comment-528 Upgrade: Travel Better » Blog Archive » U.S. government says Virgin America is un-American Thu, 28 Dec 2006 16:36:06 +0000 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2006/02/27/will-foreign-ownership-of-airlines-mean-lower-prices/#comment-528 [...] Related: - Will foreign ownership of airlines mean lower prices? - US-EU open skies treaty dead in the water, so to speak [...] […] Related: - Will foreign ownership of airlines mean lower prices? - US-EU open skies treaty dead in the water, so to speak […]

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