This mandate set the objective of establishing an Open Aviation Area (OAA) between the EU and US, creating a single market for air transport between the EU and US in which investment could flow freely and in which European and US airlines would be able to provide air services without any restriction, including in the domestic markets of both parties.
ES nolēma atsevišķos divpusējos nolīgumus aizstāt ar vienu nolīgumu, kura līgumslēdzējas būtu Eiropas Kopiena, no vienas puses, un ASV, no otras.