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EU CARBON LAW COULD BOOST U.S. AIRLINE PROFITS
January 10, 2012
BRUSSELS – U.S. airlines could boost their profits by more than US$2.5-billion by 2020 thanks to their inclusion in the European Union’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), a new study part-funded by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has concluded.
FLYBE SHARES SLUMP 20% ON REVENUE WARNING
January 10, 2012
Shares in Flybe have slumped more than 20% after the airline warned that weak UK sales meant it was unlikely to meet revenue targets for this year.
HONG KONG AIRLINES PLACES $3.8BN AIRBUS A380 ORDER
January 09, 2012
Hong Kong Airlines (HKA) has placed an order for 10 Airbus A380 aircraft worth about $3.8bn (£2.5bn) at list prices.
IBERIA SAYS FRESH STRIKES CUT MORE THAN 200 FLIGHTS
January 09, 2012
MADRID - Spanish airline Iberia cancelled hundreds of flights scheduled on Monday and Wednesday because of fresh strikes by pilots protesting its launch of a new low-cost carrier, a spokeswoman said.
EUROPE THREATENS TO BAN FLIGHTS FROM NON ETS COMPLIANT COUNTRIES
January 09, 2012
The latest salvo in the sabre-rattling over the EU-ETS comes from the European Commission, which said Thursday that airlines who do not account for their emissions under...
STATE AIRLINES SET HUB COURSE FOR SURVIVAL
January 05, 2012
A Boeing 767 makes an emergency landing without wheels last month at Warsaw airport
EXPECT MORE AIRFARE HIKES
January 05, 2012
Airlines were walloped by rising oil prices in 2011 and flyers were forced to fork out more for airfares.
TOP CHINA AIRLINES TO IGNORE EU CARBON TAX, BODY SAYS
January 05, 2012
China's biggest airlines will not pay a new European Union tax aimed at cutting carbon emissions, their trade body has said.
MEMBER OF THE MILITARY TRIED TO CARRY EXPLOSIVES ON A PLANE
January 05, 2012
TSA says a serviceman was arrested Saturday at an airport in Texas after he tried to bring explosives in military-grade wrapping onto a plane.
INFLIGHT WI-FI NOT TAKING OFF
January 05, 2012
The popularity of Wi-Fi on planes isn’t exactly soaring, if data from the air-to-ground Wi-Fi provider Gogo is to be believed.

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