The Global Federation of CargoAirlines (GFCA), an organisation alliedto FAGSA, the Federation of GeneralSales Agents, is taking aim at what itsays is IATA's "discrimination" againstall-cargo airlines. GFCA board member Carlo TaleiFranzesi, who is also president of FAGSA,charges that IATA ignores the needs offreighter operators and does not includecargo in many of its official statistics."Cargo airlines need a stronger voicethan they are getting in IATA," he says. The … [Read more...] about EUROPE: New body to counter IATA “discrimination”
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EUROPE: Alitalia fails to attract real bids
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EUROPE: EC updates airline ‘blacklist’
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EUROPE: Slots become free at EFW
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EUROPE: European Union plans AEO implementation
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EUROPE: FAGSA warns IATA on surcharges
FAGSA, the Federation of GeneralSales Agents, offered airlines at theIATA World Cargo Symposium inMexico in mid February a last chanceto settle the issue of commissions onsurcharges. FAGSA president Carlo Talei FranzesiTalei addressed the conference,urging airlines to start a dialogue onthe issue, or face legal action. "I will besaying to carriers in Mexico that this isa hot issue, and it is time for them tomove on it," he told Payload Asia shortlybefore the event. "Airlines … [Read more...] about EUROPE: FAGSA warns IATA on surcharges
