IATA CEO: airlines emission goals still achievable

The head of an international airline trade association said Tuesday the industry will reach some ambitious emissions reductions goals, despite severe financial setbacks faced by airlines across the globe.

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IATA says air traffic stabilized in June

The International Air Transport Association on Monday said that worldwide passenger traffic may have stabilized in June, in part because lower fares got more people on planes.

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April international air traffic dropped 3.1 pct

International air traffic fell another 3.1 percent in April, a trade group said on Wednesday.

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The global air industry is set to lose $5bn (£3.32bn) in 2008 and $2.5bn next year because of the global economic downturn, an industry body has said.

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Voting has opened for the annual Worst EU Lobbying Awards.

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Airlines may report combined losses of $6,1bn this year, the worst since 2003, as spiralling fuel costs and slowing economies wipe out earnings. More Articles and Seeds From blinkin

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Despite the recent FAA-forced cancellation of many flights and Congress questioning the oversight ability of the FAA, most other nations' aviation regulatory bodies (including the European Union's) believe the FAA is the standard-bearer when it comes to aviation and air travel sa …

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British and other European governments face a long diplomatic battle if they push ahead with plans to include airlines in a European emissions trading scheme, the global aviation body has warned.

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The head of IATA has stated that UK airport passenger screening policies "inconvenience passengers with no improvement in security".

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From the article: erform a Google search on "lost luggage complaint" and it returns a list of horror stories to chill even the heartiest frequent flier.

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At the opening of the 2006 China International Travel Commodities Fair, Yang Guoqing, Deputy Director of China's Civil Aviation Administration said that China now has the second largest air transport system in the world.

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Nearly one out of two airline tickets issued to travellers is currently in electronic form and paper tickets are on track to disappear completely by 2007, International Air Transport Association (IATA) said Monday.

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