Wanted: a new international air policy: Jim Facette, President and CEO of the Canadian Airports Council, explains why Canada needs a new international air policy that will allow it to become a global contender in air cargo.(Cargo)

From: Airports International | Date: November 1, 2006| Author: Facette, Jim | Copyright information

Air cargo was big news in Canada this September, as Calgary played host to the 2006 Air Cargo Forum. However, with an international air policy that has kept out many foreign carriers, the country's airports say it has a lot of catching up to do if it wants to be a serious global contender in the air cargo sector.

Since the inception of the bilateral system for international air service in the 1930s, air service negotiators in Ottawa have pursued the interests of Canada's...

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