Zoltan Kazatsay from the European Commission's Directorate for Energy and Transport had this to say regarding "Open Skies":
"The European Union has one clear political goal, we want to establish an open aviation area between the United States of America and the European Union. But how to reach this specific situation and when to reach it is another issue." The.U.S. has said it would seek to remove access restrictions on airlines from more than 60 nations. Kazatsay said, however, that the EU would "like to concentrate on the deepening of the existing agreement. We think that a broader multilateral initiative cannot replace the bilateral removal of this type of restrictions."

Aviation expert witnesses will no doubt be called to testify before Congress regarding “Open Skies” between the United States and European Union.

In 14 Rules For Working With An Expert Economist, expert witness Dr. Jerome M. Staller offers "rules" to follow that will help your economics expert witness do the best job he or she can for you and your client.

Engage in specific discovery for each damages claim. Claims for economic damages can involve several elements: lost income, lost household services, lost fringe benefits, different elements of survival and wrongful death claims. Your economist requires specific data relevant to each of these elements. Help your economist by discovering facts relevant to each element of damages.

Think through the logic of each separate aspect of the claim. What aspects of the plaintiff's particular situation may affect the economic damages argument? Is the industry the plaintiff works in affected by any special economic factors that may not be obvious? Was a self-employed plaintiff's income the result of the disabled plaintiff's labor, or was it return on investment? Would a preexisting health condition have limited the plaintiff's ability to earn income, regardless of the injury at issue? Is it reasonable to argue that a disabled construction worker could become a computer specialist?