The European Union and Canada will open their aviation markets to each other by removing restrictions on direct flights and foreign ownership in airlines, according to a deal reached Tuesday.
The deal is the EU's most far-reaching and open aviation pact with a trade partner, and appears meant in part to pressure the United States to agree to upgrade its "open skies" agreement with the EU.
EU Transport Commissioner Antonio Tajani said the deal with Canada would spur trans-Atlantic trade and competition once it comes into force in the first half of 2009 as planned.
"The new agreement makes the EU-Canada market one of the most open in …
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