The possibility of achieving US and EU air transport agreement in terms of competition in the transatlantic aviation market: Third party country perspectives

The development of an international aviation industry has resulted in bilateral agreements playing an increasingly significant role as instruments of negotiation and cooperation between and among States parties. The US and EU Air Transport Agreement has become an outstanding bilateral agreement for a new era of a global aviation industry. A variety of ongoing controversial issues concerning air transport sector might be expectedly solved by the exclusive negotiations between the two counterparts. The successful outcomes of the Agreement have been anticipated not only by the two parties, but also by the other third party countries. This thesis will explore the feasibility of achieving US and EU Air Transport Agreement in terms of competition, from the perspective of third party country. In this regard, the similarities and differences in the competition policies and laws of the parties will be identified, compared and used for analyzing the achievement of the Agreement.