02.08.2022 - 18:07 UTCThe United States and Colombia have amended their Air Transport Agreement to include seventh-freedom rights for cargo-only flights to thus facilitate the growth of cargo carriers from both countries. The two countries signalled their intention to amend the 2011 ATA in 2018 but only finalised this change on July 27, 2022. According to the amendment, US-registered carriers will be able to operate cargo-only services from Colombia to a third country without stopping in the US. "The rights in the amendment facilitate the movement of goods throughout the world by providing air carriers greater flexibility to meet their cargo and express-delivery customers' needs more efficiently. "For Colombia, the modernisation of the Air Transport Agreement with the United States has great relevance considering that during the first half of 2022,...

Source: Ethiopian News August 31, 2022 09:47 UTC