"Already, the European airline industry is feeling its
effects in a positive way, with plans for new services and signs of
a much more flexible and dynamic approach to airline investment
among European carriers."
Source: Jacques Barrot, vice president of
the European Commission, on Monday's signing of an "Open Skies"
agreement between the United States and the European Union, which
allows airlines on both sides of the pond unprecedented access to
new routes connecting any city in the US with a city within the
27-nation EU bloc.