U.S. Department of Transportation and European Commission Launch Joint Research Project on Airline Alliances and Competition as Part of Open Skies Agreement.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-18 March 2008-US Department of Transport: U.S. Department of Transportation and European Commission Launch Joint Research Project on Airline Alliances and Competition as Part of Open Skies Agreement(C)1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the European Commission have launched a new joint research project aimed at deepening their understanding of how alliances have affected competition in transatlantic markets and the potential impact of the new U.S.-EU Air Transport Open Skies Agreement set to begin this month.

The U.S.-EU Air Transport Agreement, which will for the first time allow EU and U.S. airlines to serve any route between Europe and the United States, calls for...