 The de facto national carrier of Macau, Air Macau, had concluded a licensing agreement which allowed Viva Macau to operate (since Air Macau owns the air-traffic rights to destinations that Viva Macau intended to fly to).In addition, Viva Macau was negotiating further co-operation with Air Macau in the form of joint marketing or codesharing.The two airlines were not expected to compete with each other while Air Macau continued to concentrate on short-haul full-service routes, especially domestic flights to People's Republic of China and Republic of China.