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Reaching Cruise Altitude.


THE NUMBER OF LATIN AMERICAN AIR-lines will drop in the years ahead--but the survivors will boast better service, spiffier planes, improved connections and more convenient routing. At least, that's what industry watchers and airline executives predicted when they met recently at the annual International Airline CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board.  Conference in Orlando, Florida The city of Orlando is a major city in central Florida and is the county seat of Orange County, Florida. According to the 2000 census, the city population was 185,951. A 2006 U.S. . Talk of Open Skies agreements permitting unrestricted airline service between the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area.  and individual Latin American countries List of American countries

Nations:
  •  Antigua and Barbuda
  •  Bahamas
, and the fate of troubled Aerolineas Argentinas, dominated the event's discussion.

"There won't be Open Skies This article is written like a personal reflection or and may require .
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 until the future of Aerolineas [Argentinas] is clearer."

Robert Booth, president of Aviation Management Services.

"If they're waiting for Aerolineas to become profitable, they'll wait a long time."

Michael Miller, editor of Aviation Daily.

"I think we're going to figure out some way to get beyond the impasse. That may involve direct head-of-state to head-of-state talks."

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Rodney Slater.

"Once the United States has achieved Open Skies on a global basis..."

Julius Maldutis, CEO of CIBC World Markets CIBC World Markets is the investment banking division of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. It helps governments, large companies, and other large institutions obtain capital and credit and is a primary dealer in U.S. Treasury securities. ,

"Open Skies may have met its high mark, at least for now."

Bob Papkin, partner in law firm Squire, sanders & Dempsey, specializing in aviation.

"Traveling today by air, for the most part, sucks."

Michael Conway, CEO of National Airlines based in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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