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International Aviation: DOT's Efforts to Promote U.S. Air Cargo Carriers' Interests

RCED-97-13 Published: Oct 18, 1996. Publicly Released: Oct 18, 1996.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed U.S. air cargo airlines' reported problems in doing business abroad, focusing on the: (1) nature of the airlines' problems; (2) actions the affected airlines and the Departments of Transportation (DOT) and State have taken to resolve these problems; (3) extent to which the U.S. government has addressed air cargo issues in policymaking and during bilateral aviation negotiations; and (4) possibilities for separating negotiations of air cargo services from broader negotiations that include passenger services.

Recommendations

Recommendations for Executive Action

Agency Affected Recommendation Status
Department of Transportation The Secretary of Transportation should develop and distribute to all U.S. airlines information on the assistance available and guidance on the procedures to be followed in requesting aid from the U.S. government in resolving problems in doing business abroad.
Closed – Implemented
DOT is developing information concerning the assistance the Department can offer airlines in resolving doing-business problems abroad.
Department of Transportation The Secretary of Transportation should extend the current DOT effort to collect information on the status and severity of U.S. airlines' problems in doing business abroad to include all U.S. all-cargo airlines that operate internationally.
Closed – Implemented
DOT is incorporating the experience of U.S. all-cargo carriers that operate internationally in its database of U.S. airlines' doing-business problems abroad and anticipates completion by the end of 1997.

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Air transportationAirline regulationAirportsCommercial aviationForeign governmentsFreight transportationInternational agreementsInternational economic relationsRestrictive trade practicesAirlines