The Impact of Open Skies in the U.S.: Open skies facilitate the liberalization of the rules and regulations of international aviation so airlines can enjoy a free-market environment. Let’s explore the impact of Open Skies Agreements in the U.S.
Open Skies agreements are bilateral air service agreements negotiated between countries that allow airlines the freedom to offer international passenger and cargo services. As a result, airlines have more say on routes, capacity, and pricing, while consumers benefit from more choice, efficiency, and affordability. They are designed to facilitate both competition and growth, and they also facilitate increased travel and trade. Open Skies improve flexibility for operations while requiring all involved to function to high standards of safety and security.
Growth in Open Skies Partnerships
U.S. has established Open Skies agreements with more than 120 foreign partners since 1992. Some of the more recent include:
Ukraine
Serbia
Ivory Coast
Seychelles
Azerbaijan
The Netherlands
The Republic of Congo
The U.S. has Open Skies with countries at all levels of economic development, including Canada, India, Japan, and South Korea to smaller countries like Rwanda and Brunei. A recent agreement with the European Union led to the opening of one of world’s largest international aviation markets. Almost three-quarters of international departures are possible due to Open Skies, representing 17 or our top 20 passenger markets.
The Impact of Open Skies in the U.S.
It’s estimated Open Skies agreements allow approximately $4 billion in annual economic gains to consumers (the Brookings Institution)
A recent study estimates that full liberalization of the global aviation market would lead to a 16-percent increase in air traffic and support nine million jobs in aviation and related industries (InterVistas)
Direct international connections to U.S. cities like Denver, Detroit, Memphis, Minneapolis, Portland, and Salt Lake City have increased due to Open Skies (Airports Council International – North America)
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Mitch Launius
Instructor Pilot for 30 West IP
Mitch is the CEO of 30 West IP where he is also an instructor providing pilot training on international procedures. With an illustrious career of over 34 years in the cockpit, Mitch has acquired over 13,000 hours of flight time flying worldwide, with over 9,000 hours of this in Challenger and Gulfstream aircraft. He is an experienced safety officer and was also an IS-BAO project manager for a fortune 500 flight department. He has presented on Safety and Operations topics at the NBAA International Operators Conference and the Canadian Business Aviation Association Convention and is currently on the NBAA International Operators Committee and serves as the North Atlantic Regional Lead. Mitch is also a member of an FAA working group on General Aviation International Authorizations and Tabletop Exercises (GIATE). He was recently selected to represent IBAC as a member of the ICAO Personal Training and Licensing Panel (PTLP) and was also recently named as a 2020 recipient of the NBAA Tony Kern Professionalism in Aviation Award for his contribution to the business aviation community.
Henry ‘Duke’ LeDuc
Director Of Operations, Americas, UAS International Trip Support
Duke has been a dearly respected member of UAS Americas team and the UAS global family for more than five years. A safety-oriented, FAA-licensed aircraft dispatcher, he oversees all of the operations of the elite UAS Operations Team. With twenty-five years of experience in aviation overall with more than fifteen years of experience in international flight planning and VVIP trip coordination, he is responsible for the development of the dispatch training program and involved in the strategic development of UAS Americas. With a myriad of rich aviation experience behind him, he has extensive experience in worldwide operations with both corporate and charter environments, including seven years as Operations/Dispatch Manager in an industry-leading, Fortune 500, IS-BAO Stage III Certified corporate flight department. Duke is frequently asked shares his knowledge at major industry events and is currently serving on the NBAA’s International Operators Conference (IOC) Planning Committee.
Dudley King
President and Founder, FlightBridge
Dudley is the Founder and President of FlightBridge, which he established in 2011 and has been focused on technology solutions for the private aviation industry since 2006. Since he graduated from Dartmouth in 1988, he has worked with an array of companies listed anywhere from VentureWire to the Fortune 100. A rare blend of executive, entrepreneur, and consultant, Dudley’s executive roles have included acting CIO positions for several companies and tech advisory services to CEOs trying to rebuild their technology organizations or looking for an external, professional point of view. Highly skilled at deeply understanding his customer’s business challenges and drawing from a long and varied experience in information technology services, Dudley excels at designing technology solutions to solve their problems.
Dr. Paulo Alves
Global Medical Director, Aviation Health, Medaire
Paulo has extensive experience in medical advisory in the aviation industry. As a cardiologist, he provides technical guidance and analysis for MedAire’s MedLink medical advisory service and is MedAire’s liaison with civil aviation regulators and industry associations. Paulo worked with Varig Brazilian Airlines for 23 years, 10 of which were spent as General Medical Manager. A member of the MedAire Medical Advisory Board, Paulo is also President of the Ibero-American Aerospace Medical Association, a member of the International Academy of Aerospace Medicine, a member of the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Safety Committee, a Fellow of the Aerospace Medical Association (AsMA), and a Fellow of the Civil Aviation Medical Association. Throughout his illustrious career, Paulo has held industry leadership roles including Chairperson of the AsMA’s Air Transport Medicine Committee, President of the Airlines Medical Directors Association, President of the Brazilian Society of Aerospace Medicine and was a member of the IATA Medical Advisory Group from 2002 to 2006.
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