The United States and the United Kingdom have reached agreement on a new Open   
   Skies agreement. This means that transatlantic flights to/from the UK can   
   continue, even after leaving the European Union. Expansion of flights is also   
   possible.   
       
   Air traffic between Great Britain and the United States is enormous. Every   
   year it involves twenty million passengers and 900,000 tons of freight.   
       
   The Brexit forced the United Kingdom to conclude new bilateral aviation   
   treaties with several countries. Often they are regulated at European level.   
       
   The British already concluded new aviation agreements with Albania, Georgia,   
   Iceland, Israel, Kosovo, Montenegro, Morocco and Switzerland. Negotiations   
   with Canada are at an advanced stage, according to the British government.   
       
   The recently concluded Brexit agreement between the United Kingdom and the EU   
   also provides for a comprehensive air traffic contract so that flights between   
   Great Britain and the European mainland can continue.   
      
   --- D'Bridge 3.99 SR33   
    * Origin: AVIATION ECHO HQ (2:292/854)