11.   Meanwhile, the European Commission said it is concerned about the effects that U.S. support for its own airlines is having on the transatlantic aviation market.

12.   Not to mention China, where businesses have been sending delegations to the United States to study the business aviation and general aviation market, Bolen said.

13.   The gradual approach is the best approach to prying open the U.K. aviation market for U.S. airlines, U.S. Transportation Secretary Federico Pena said today.

14.   The theory of open skies is that it liberalises the aviation market, encourages competition and benefits the consumer.

15.   The U.S. wants an open skies treaty that would give U.S. carriers more access to the Japanese aviation market.

16.   The two leaders expressed particular satisfaction with their open skies agreement, which covers the largest bilateral aviation market in the world.

17.   The United Kingdom, in contrast, has retained a near monopoly in its aviation market.

18.   The U.S. has pushed for increased liberalization of aviation markets across the Pacific rim.

19.   After the announcement, Pena spoke about the importance of the Asian aviation market.

20.   An anticipated increase in demand for military, space and industrial gas turbine products will partially offset the reductions in the commercial aviation market, he said.