European Union governments have given EU transport chief Violeta Bulc the go-ahead to negotiate aviation agreements with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar and Turkey. An agreement with ASEAN will be historic as it will be the first European Union (EU) bloc-to-bloc aviation agreement. Agreements with the Arabian Gulf states are more controversial and set up a potential clash over alleged unfair subsidies to airlines based in the UAE and … [Read more...] about EU to negotiate aviation pacts with ASEAN, UAE, Qatar & Turkey
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EU to negotiate aviation pacts with ASEAN, UAE, Qatar & Turkey
European Union governments have given EU transport chief Violeta Bulc the go-ahead to negotiate aviation agreements with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar and Turkey. An agreement with ASEAN will be historic as it will be the first European Union (EU) bloc-to-bloc aviation agreement. Agreements with the Arabian Gulf states are more controversial and set up a potential clash over alleged unfair subsidies to airlines based in the UAE and … [Read more...] about EU to negotiate aviation pacts with ASEAN, UAE, Qatar & Turkey
No green shoots for Europe’s carriers
Latest figures from the Association of European Airlines cast doubt on the idea that the industry is seeing green shoots of recovery. Overall cargo traffic for the continent’s carriers was 15.1 percent year on year in August, compared to 16.8 percent in July. Leading carriers also showed no significant improvement. Air France traffic remains 20.4 percent down (-19.5 in July), Lufthansa is 14.1 percent down (-14.9 percent in July), Cargolux 16.5 percent (-17.2 percent in July), and KLM … [Read more...] about No green shoots for Europe’s carriers
EUROPE & CIS: Euro airline chiefs appeal to EC
A delegation of chief executives representing Europe’s major airlines met with European Commission transport commissioner and commission VP Antonio Tajani in July to emphasise the depth of the crisis facing European air transport. The Association of European Airlines (AEA) chairman for 2009, Ivan Misetic of Croatia Airlines, was accompanied by Jean-Cyril Spinetta of Air France/ KLM, Willie Walsh of British Airways, Wolfgang Mayrhuber of Lufthansa and Steve Ridgway of Virgin … [Read more...] about EUROPE & CIS: Euro airline chiefs appeal to EC
EUROPE & CIS: European air cargo falls 20.7% in June
European airlines saw their cargo volumes fell 20.7 per cent in June compared to last year, according to the Association of European Airlines (AEA). The association also noted an accelerating decline in European air trade with Asia Far East and Australasia, with traffic falling 24.9 per cent compared to a year ago. Freight traffic for the first six months this year was down 22.1 per cent for the European airlines, including a 27.1 per cent drop in Asia trade compared to the first half of … [Read more...] about EUROPE & CIS: European air cargo falls 20.7% in June
EUROPE & CIS: Euro airline chiefs appeal to EC
A delegation of chief executives representing Europe’s major airlines met with European Commission transport commissioner and commission VP Antonio Tajani in July to emphasise the depth of the crisis facing European air transport. The Association of European Airlines (AEA) chairman for 2009, Ivan Misetic of Croatia Airlines, was accompanied by Jean-Cyril Spinetta of Air France/ KLM, Willie Walsh of British Airways, Wolfgang Mayrhuber of Lufthansa and Steve Ridgway of Virgin … [Read more...] about EUROPE & CIS: Euro airline chiefs appeal to EC
