, according to published reports. "There seems to be a substantially improved balance in the wording of the agreement," said Association of European Airlines secretary general Ulrich Schulte-Strathaus. Disputes over the level of allowable foreign investment in U.S. airlines and U.S. demands for data on inbound travelers from other countries helped to derail earlier efforts to finalize a
new transatlatic aviation agreement. Any new deal must be approved by lawmakers on both sides.