European Union governments have given EU transport chief Violeta Bulc the go-ahead to negotiate aviation agreements with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar and Turkey. An agreement with ASEAN will be historic as it will be the first European Union (EU) bloc-to-bloc aviation agreement. Agreements with the Arabian Gulf states are more controversial and set up a pot­ential clash over alleged unfair subsidies to airlines based in the UAE and … [Read more...] about EU to negotiate aviation pacts with ASEAN, UAE, Qatar & Turkey