Comparison of US Open Skies to Canadian Blue Skies Agreements - August 25, 2011

Comparison of US Open Skies AgreementsWith Canadian Blue Sky Agreementsdraft of 25 August 2011compiled by InterVISTAS Consulting Inc. www.InterVISTAS.com

No. Partner ApplicationDate

ConcludedAll-cargo

7thsCargo Only No. Partner Application

Date Concluded

All-cargo 7ths

Cargo Only

1 Netherlands In Force 10/14/1992 -- -- 7 European Union* Provisional 12/18/2009 Yes2 Belgium Provisional 3/1/1995 -- -- 8 European Union* Provisional 12/18/2009 Yes3 Finland In Force 3/24/1995 -- -- 9 European Union* Provisional 12/18/2009 Yes4 Denmark In Force 4/26/1995 -- -- 10 European Union* Provisional 12/18/2009 Yes5 Norway In Force 4/26/1995 -- --6 Sweden In Force 4/26/1995 -- -- 11 European Union* Provisional 12/18/2009 Yes7 Luxembourg In Force 6/6/1995 Yes -- 12 European Union* Provisional 12/18/2009 Yes8 Austria In Force 6/14/1995 -- -- 13 European Union* Provisional 12/18/2009 Yes9 Iceland In Force 6/14/1995 Yes -- 2 Iceland Provisional 7/18/2007 Yes

10 Czech Republic In Force 12/8/1995 Yes -- 14 European Union* Provisional 12/18/2009 Yes11 Germany Provisional 2/29/1996 Yes -- 15 European Union* Provisional 12/18/2009 Yes12 Jordan In Force 11/10/1996 -- --13 Singapore In Force 1/22/1997 Yes Yes14 Taiwan In Force 2/28/1997 -- --15 Costa Rica In Force 5/8/1997 -- -- 39 Costa Rica 1 8/11/2011 tbd16 El Salvador In Force 5/8/1997 Yes -- 34 El Salvador 1 4/29/2010 tbd17 Guatemala In Force 5/8/1997 Yes --18 Honduras Provisional 5/8/1997 Yes --

19Nicaragua In Force 5/8/1997 Chart

Only--

20 Panama In Force 5/8/1997 Yes --21 New Zealand In Force 5/29/1997 Yes Yes 6 New Zealand Provisional 7/21/2009 Yes22 Brunei In Force 6/20/1997 Yes Yes23 Malaysia In Force 6/21/1997 Yes --24 Aruba In Force 9/18/1997 Yes --25 Chile In Force 10/28/1997 Yes Yes26 Uzbekistan In Force 2/27/1998 Yes --27 Korea In Force 4/23/1998 -- -- 5 Republic of Korea Provisional 9/5/2008 Yes28 Peru In Force 6/10/1998 Yes --29 Netherland Antilles In Force 7/14/1998 Yes --30 Romania In Force 7/15/1998 -- -- 16 European Union* Provisional 12/18/2009 Yes31 Italy C&R 11/11/1998 -- -- 17 European Union* Provisional 12/18/2009 Yes32 U.A.E. In Force 4/13/1999 Yes --33 Pakistan In Force 4/29/1999 Yes --34 Bahrain In Force 5/24/1999 Yes --35 Tanzania Provisional 11/3/1999 Yes --36 Portugal In Force 12/22/1999 -- -- 18 European Union* Provisional 12/18/2009 Yes37 Slovak Republic In Force 1/7/2000 -- -- 19 European Union* Provisional 12/18/2009 Yes38 Namibia C&R 2/4/2000 -- --39 Burkina Faso In Force 2/9/2000 Yes --40 Turkey In Force 3/22/2000 -- --41 Gambia In Force 5/2/2000 Yes --42 Nigeria Provisional 8/26/2000 Yes --43 Morocco In Force 10/5/2000 Yes --44 Ghana In Force 10/11/2000 Yes --45 Rwanda In Force 10/11/2000 Yes --46 Malta In Force 10/12/2000 -- -- 20 European Union* Provisional 12/18/2009 Yes47 Benin N/A 11/28/2000 Yes --48 Senegal In Force 12/15/2000 Yes --49 Poland In Force 5/31/2001 -- -- 21 European Union* Provisional 12/18/2009 Yes50 Oman C&R 9/16/2001 Yes --51 Qatar Provisional 10/3/2001 Yes --52 France In Force 10/19/2001 -- -- 22 European Union* Provisional 12/18/2009 Yes53 Sri Lanka In Force 11/1/2001 -- --54 Uganda In Force 6/4/2002 Yes --55 Cape Verde In Force 6/21/2002 Yes --56 Samoa In Force 7/4/2002 Yes Yes57 Jamaica In Force 10/30/2002 -- -- 36 Jamaica Provisional 12/20/2010 tbd58 Tonga In Force 9/19/2003 Yes Yes59 Albania In Force 9/24/2003 Yes --60 Madagascar Provisional 3/10/2004 Yes --61 Gabon In Force 5/26/2004 Yes --62 Indonesia C&R 7/26/2004 Yes --63 Uruguay In Force 10/20/2004 Yes --64 India In Force 1/15/2005 Yes --65 Paraguay Provisional 5/2/2005 Yes --66 Maldives In Force 5/5/2005 Yes --67 Ethiopia Provisional 5/17/2005 Yes --68 Thailand In Force 9/19/2005 Yes --69 Mali In Force 10/17/2005 Yes --70 Bosnia and Herzegovina In Force 11/22/2005 Yes --

U.S. Open Skies Agreements Canadian Open Skies Agreements

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71 Cameroon In Force 2/16/2006 Yes --72 Cook Islands In Force 2/28/2006 Yes Yes73 Chad Provisional 5/31/2006 Yes --74 Kuwait In Force 8/30/2006 Yes --75 Liberia In Force 2/15/2007 Yes --76 Canada In Force 3/12/2007 Yes -- 1 United States In Force 3/12/2007 Yes77 Bulgaria Provisional 4/30/2007 -- -- 23 European Union* Provisional 12/18/2009 Yes78 Cyprus Provisional 4/30/2007 -- -- 24 European Union* Provisional 12/18/2009 Yes79 Estonia Provisional 4/30/2007 -- -- 25 European Union* Provisional 12/18/2009 Yes

80Greece Provisional 4/30/2007 -- --

26 European Union* Provisional 12/18/2009 Yes

81Hungary Provisional 4/30/2007 -- --


82Ireland Provisional 4/30/2007 -- --


83Latvia Provisional 4/30/2007 -- --


84Lithuania Provisional 4/30/2007 -- --


85Slovenia Provisional 4/30/2007 -- --


86Spain Provisional 4/30/2007 -- --


87United Kingdom Provisional 4/30/2007 -- --


88Georgia In Force 12/6/2007 Yes --

89Australia C&R 2/14/2008 Yes --

90Kenya C&R 5/30/2008 -- --

91 Laos C&R 10/3/2008 Yes --92 Armenia In Force 11/21/2008 Yes --93 Zambia In Force 3/16/2010 Yes --94 Trinidad & Tobago In Force 5/1/2010 Yes -- 37 Trinidad & Tobago Provisional 12/20/2010 tbd95 Switzerland In Force 6/21/2010 -- -- 35 Switzerland Provisional 10/22/2010 tbd96 Japan In Force 10/25/2010 -- --97 Croatia 1 3/13/2008 Yes --98 Israel 1 4/23/2010 -- --99 Barbados4 2 7/1/2010 -- -- 3 Barbados Provisional 4/4/2008 Yes

100 Colombia4 2 11/11/2010 -- --101 Brazil4 2 12/3/2010 -- -- 38 Brazil Provisional 8/8/2011 tbd102 Saudi Arabia C&R 4/18/2011 -- --103 4 Dominican Republic Provisional 5/9/2008 Yes

Notes:

Italics denote Members of MALIAT Note that "Blue Sky" agreements are not necessarily "Open Skies"agreements. They tend to have liberal features under the new policy, but do not exhibit all the characteristics of open skies (e.g., 5ths andcargo 7ths). This table includes only Open Skies agreements.

Expanded agreements also include: Mexico, Japan, Jordan, Singapore,the Phillipines, Morocco, Cuba, Egypt and Algeria

1 Agreement signed but not applied 1 Agreement signed but not applied2 Date agreement reached, but not yet signed or applied * EU agreement has open 3rd and 4th freedom rights but will only become a true

Open Skies type agreement (including 5th freedom rights) in Phase IIItbd - cargo rights to be determined upon release of Agreement text

Based on Transport Canada Press Releases, with clarifications from the CTA

legal reasons agreements cannot be put into Provisional Effect, the Parties agree to apply the rights

U.S.-EU Air Transport Agreement

on the basis of comity and reciprocity.

Released by the Bureau of Economic, Energy and Business AffairsWashington, DCUpdated 18 April 2011

Bold denotes countries that are included under the The Canada-U.S. agreement was reached in 2005, but delays to implementation left the Canada-UK agreement the first to be in place

C&R stands for "Comity and Reciprocity." Where for





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