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International Aviation: DOT Needs More Information to Address U.S. Airlines' Problems in Doing Business Abroad

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Nov. 29, 1994
Report No. RCED-95-24
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Summary:

U.S. airlines serving key European and Pacific Rim Airports often face obstacles that foreign airlines operating in the United States experience to a much lesser extent. These obstacles include (1) limited access to landing and take-off slots; (2) inadequate terminals; (3) restrictions on their ability to perform ground services, such as checking in passengers and handling baggage; and (4) restrictions and delays in processing cargo. These obstacles at overseas airports affect all airlines except the national carriers, creating a home-country advantage for that carrier. The State Department and the Transportation Department recognize that U.S. airlines face many doing-business problems overseas, and these agencies have had some success in eliminating them. For examples, the two agencies helped U.S. airlines to obtain slots at satisfactory times at a Tokyo airport. Other problems, however, persist.

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