Air Transport in the EU

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Aviation industry warns of trade war over EU carbon tax — 13 February 2012, 12:30 CET

World aviation bosses warned Monday of a potential trade war over a carbon tax imposed by the European Union, which expressed readiness to compromise while insisting on its environmental agenda.

EU mulls Syria flight ban, plans for possible evacuations — 08 February 2012, 13:57 CET

The European Union is making contingency plans in case it needs to evacuate EU citizens from Syria and is mulling a ban on flights into and out of the country, senior officials said Wednesday.

Lufthansa seeks EUR 1.5bn profit boost — 07 February 2012, 15:03 CET

German airline Lufthansa said Tuesday it planned to boost earnings sustainably by at least 1.5 billion euros ($1.8 billion) by 2014.

EU 'not backing down' on airline emissions in Chinese row — 07 February 2012, 12:29 CET

The European Commission said Monday it will stand by a new law that imposes charges on airline carbon emissions after China banned its carriers from paying for such permits.

China bans airlines from paying EU carbon charges — 06 February 2012, 16:43 CET

China said Monday it has banned its airlines from complying with an EU scheme to impose charges on carbon emissions opposed by more than two dozen countries including India, Russia and the United States.

India, Russia, US, China plan anti-carbon tax talks — 04 February 2012, 12:41 CET

India, Russia, the United States, China and other countries will meet in Moscow this month to decide whether to retaliate against the EU's decision to impose a carbon tax on air travel, a report says.

Hungarian airline Malev grounded after 66 years — 03 February 2012, 16:43 CET

Hungary's national airline Malev, which has been making losses for years, was grounded Friday almost a month after the European Union said the carrier had to pay back state aid.

Delta, Air France, Alitalia face EU anti-trust probe — 29 January 2012, 14:10 CET

European regulators opened Friday an anti-trust probe into a cooperation deal between Delta, Air France-KLM and Alitalia on flights between the United States and Europe.

EU, US meet as fresh Airbus sanctions loom — 14 January 2012, 00:10 CET

US and European officials held crunch talks in Geneva on Friday, in an effort to stop a long-running aerospace trade war from escalating via fresh multi-billion dollar US sanctions against Europe.

Air France-KLM announces EUR 1bn cost-cutting plan — 12 January 2012, 22:12 CET

Air France-KLM said Thursday it would implement a three-year cost-cutting plan, including wage freezes and investment reductions, aimed at saving at least one billion euros ($1.3 billion) and reducing its debt.

EU orders Hungary to recover aid from Malev airline — 09 January 2012, 14:03 CET

The European Commission ordered Hungary on Monday to recover aid granted to national airline Malev, saying the tens of millions of euros in financing were illegal.

EU stands firm on airline emissions despite Chinese fury — 06 January 2012, 12:47 CET

The European Union refused Thursday to back down from a disputed airline emissions fee despite China's refusal to pay the new charge to land in Europe.

Chinese carriers 'won't pay' EU carbon charge — 05 January 2012, 12:14 CET

Chinese airlines will not pay a charge on carbon emissions imposed by the European Union from January 1, a national aviation industry group said on Thursday.

Airlines face EU pollution bill from New Year — 29 December 2011, 11:07 CET

Airlines will have to buy pollution permits to fly in Europe from January 1 under a disputed EU system to fight climate change, but slumping carbon market prices could make the bill less painful.

Airbus aid dispute: EU, US talks in January — 22 December 2011, 17:02 CET

The United States and the European Union will hold talks in January after Washington accused EU governments of failing to eliminate illegal subsidies to Airbus, trade officials said Thursday.

China says it opposes EU airline emissions charges — 22 December 2011, 12:52 CET

China Thursday joined Washington in opposing a plan by the European Union to impose carbon emissions charges on all airlines in its airspace from January 1, warning it risked sparking a trade war.

EU, US lock horns on Europe airline emissions charges — 21 December 2011, 22:52 CET

Europe and the United States headed for confrontation Wednesday after the EU won key legal backing for its proposal to slap carbon emissions charges on all airlines in its airspace from January 1.

EU wins court green light to start airline emissions charges — 21 December 2011, 18:41 CET

Europe pledged Wednesday to press on with new charges for airline carbon emissions across its airspace as of January 1, after scoring a key victory over US rivals in the EU's top court.

EU unyielding on airline carbon rules despite US pressure — 20 December 2011, 23:16 CET

The EU will go ahead with its hotly contested plan to charge airlines for carbon emissions despite US threats of reprisal, should it win European Court of Justice backing, EU sources said Tuesday.

Both US and EU 'guilty' over aircraft aid: Commissioner — 15 December 2011, 22:26 CET

EU trade commissioner Karel De Gucht said Thursday that the European Union and the United States, locked in a battle over subsidies to Airbus and Boeing, were "both guilty" in the affair.

EU greenlights US passenger data deal — 14 December 2011, 00:08 CET

European Union ministers have approved a deal with the United States to allow US authorities to keep airline passengers' personal data for 15 years, after a privacy outcry in Europe.

US threatens sanctions over Airbus subsidies — 10 December 2011, 12:34 CET

The United States threatened sanctions Friday against the European Union as it rejected Brussels' claim it had eliminated certain subsidies to Airbus deemed illegal by the WTO.

Boeing-Airbus battle deepens over EU reparations bid — 01 December 2011, 22:24 CET

The EU responded Thursday to a WTO deadline to say how it is making reparations over illegal state aid to plane maker Airbus, but US and Boeing reaction indicated the fight has more rounds to come.

EU to announce WTO compliance over plane subsidies — 01 December 2011, 12:22 CET

The European Union says it will meet a WTO deadline to eliminate certain subsidies for aviation giant Airbus, in the latest stage of a long-running dispute with the United States.

Iran minister's trip halted due to banned plane: Hungary — 29 November 2011, 15:46 CET

Hungary said Tuesday it barred Iran's foreign minister from entering its airspace because his aircraft was not authorised in the European Union.