Bilateral Air Transport Agreement
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A bilateral air transport agreement (also sometimes called a bilateral air service agreement or ATA or ASA) is an agreement which two nations sign to allow international commercial air transport services between their territories.
In 1913, in what was probably the earliest such agreement, a bilateral Exchange of Notes was signed between Germany and France to provide for airship services.
One of the first post-Second World War ATAs was the Bermuda Agreement
, which was signed in 1946 by the United Kingdom
and the United States
. Features of this agreement became models for the thousands of such agreements that were to follow, although in recent decades some of the traditional clauses in such agreements have been modified (or "liberalized") in accordance with "open skies" policies adopted by some governments, notably the United States
http://www.state.gov/e/eeb/tra/ata/.
In principle all ATAs should be registered by the International Civil Aviation Organization
in DAGMAR but this source is not absolutely comprehensive.
In 1913, in what was probably the earliest such agreement, a bilateral Exchange of Notes was signed between Germany and France to provide for airship services.
One of the first post-Second World War ATAs was the Bermuda Agreement
Bermuda Agreement
The Bermuda Agreement, reached in 1946 by American and British negotiators in Bermuda, was an early bilateral air transport agreement regulating civil air transport...
, which was signed in 1946 by the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Features of this agreement became models for the thousands of such agreements that were to follow, although in recent decades some of the traditional clauses in such agreements have been modified (or "liberalized") in accordance with "open skies" policies adopted by some governments, notably the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
http://www.state.gov/e/eeb/tra/ata/.
In principle all ATAs should be registered by the International Civil Aviation Organization
International Civil Aviation Organization
The International Civil Aviation Organization , pronounced , , is a specialized agency of the United Nations. It codifies the principles and techniques of international air navigation and fosters the planning and development of international air transport to ensure safe and orderly growth...
in DAGMAR but this source is not absolutely comprehensive.