U.S. expects 'open skies' talks with Japan to wrap up in December

Saturday 31st October, 04:35 AM JST

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Beelzebub at 07:16 AM JST - 31st October

I can't see how Japanese carriers can possibly compete on routes to the US. Ultimately it will be a good deal for travelers, but JAL is already bankrupt -- they just haven't pulled the plug yet.
bdiego at 07:43 AM JST - 31st October

The two paragraphs of this article don't say what "open skies" actually means. It takes Beelzebub's comment to expand that we're talking about opening certain flights up to foreign competition. The article barely hints at this.
alphawolf at 11:29 AM JST - 31st October

Huh? Another deadline? If it doesn't happen will they "demand" it to happen in Jan?? aw
Simperial at 12:23 PM JST - 31st October

Oh yes! there is room for competition. The Japanese airline companies only can land in certain airports, to carry and pick passangers. Let's think for example about important airports as Miami, or Orlando, or Salt Lake City, or Minneapolis to name some. These airports only allow american companies so if you want to go to Miami, for example, you will have to transfer in NYC, or Los Angeles,or Dallas, or Minneapolis, or Atlanta. And guess who make the connection flights... Plus,there is no service for JAL or ANA to Dallas to Minneapolis, or Dallas, or Atlanta... there are many cities to open.
sundoor at 02:25 AM JST - 1st November

U.S. Department of State Fact Sheet regarding the Open Skies Agreement:

http://www.state.gov/e/eeb/rls/fs/2009/119760.htm

(not to be confused with the Open Skies Treaty which allows allied countries to do fly-over spying on each other)

If you read the Open Skies Agreement (not the treaty) with the thought in mind, "how does the military benefit from this?," you will notice that the OS Agreement would allow allied militaries to move equipment and military passengers freely between allied countries in non-military aircraft. I have noticed commercial airliners approaching and departing from the airbase in Fussa.