Kalistani Major History

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EnskalAire and PanSeleya, two newly formed airlines have seen massive increases in Investment since economic liberalisation began


Competition grows between the two leading airline companies in Kalistan as the government begins offering preferential contracts to the
highest bidders. EnskalAire has been seen as the main winner in the contracts agreed so far, with right wing economists criticising preferential
treatment for the nationalised flag carrier. Chief among the critics was PanSeleya's CEO Leon Aldaia, who called the government's contract
process as, "full of corruption and anti-market thinking." However, the airline sector appears to be steadily growing, with increases in
private investment, and growing interest from foreign airline carriers and manufacturers such as Valruzia's Reglair and Kazulia's Northern
Airlines.

A Sector of Growing Importance
The Kalistani airline sector has seen substantial growth in investment over the passed few months, as Government owned EnskalAire and
private PanSeleyan Airlines compete over contracts throughout Kalistan and the surrounding airspace. EnskalAire, formally Kalistani Airways,
is as of this moment the main flag carrier for the Enskalan State. However, its current status as government owned has led to lower levels of
private investment than its PanSeleyan counterpart, and the PanSeleyan CEO, Leon Aldaia, emphasised this key difference in a speech to
investors, "PanSeleya is a private company dedicated to improving aircraft technology and luxury. Investments are secure with PanSeleya!".
64% owned by the billionaire Pagate Family, PanSeleya employs over 34,000 people across the service sector. Although currently constrained
to intra-nation flights, as the name suggests PanSeleya intends to expand far beyond the Kalistani borders. Kalistan's prime location between the
markets of Antania and Northern Dovani provide a great opportunity for airlines and shipping companies, and the Berrio Government has seeked
to aid private investment in this sector as a natural progression of Kalistani's service sector.

An Issue of Economic Debate
Libertarian thinkers within the Union of Enskalan Democrats have criticised the government's refusal to liberalise the EnskalAire company through
privatisation, criticising the leading Berrio faction for its advocacy of the Enskalan model as proposed by Industry Minister Paulino Sarachu. The
issue of government favouritism towards nationalised companies has so far not been addressed by the Berrio Government, who has mainly
emphasised the positive impacts of government investment and the democratisation which comes with government regulation and oversight of
state industry. The conflict within the EDB over economics is likely to be a long and vicious one, with the outcome revolving around how successful
the Berrio Government's policies will be in inviting private and foreign investment, improving living standards, bolstering unemployment and keeping
inflation low.


Haritza is the leading Enskalan newspaper in Kalistan. Although having historically limited readership it has grown in popularity with the
rise of the National Movement and the election of the Union of Enskalan Democrats to the National Assembly. Its editors emphasise political
neutrality on internal Movement matters, however it is staunchly in support of the National Movement's aim of establishing an Enskalan
national identity.