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Investigating the impacts of ASEAN-EU comprehensive air transport agreement on the carriers’ competitive dynamics

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  • Bin Mohamed Anuar, Muhammad Danish Danial
  • Itani, Nadine
  • O'Connell, John F.
  • Warnock-Smith, David

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The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the European Union (EU) signed the Comprehensive Air Transport Agreement (CATA) between their member states in October 2022.

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  • Bin Mohamed Anuar, Muhammad Danish Danial & Itani, Nadine & O'Connell, John F. & Warnock-Smith, David, 2025. "Investigating the impacts of ASEAN-EU comprehensive air transport agreement on the carriers’ competitive dynamics," Journal of Air Transport Management, Elsevier, vol. 124(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jaitra:v:124:y:2025:i:c:s0969699725000018
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jairtraman.2025.102739
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