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Europe Forcing Airlines to Buy Emissions Permits

BRUSSELS - European Union governments gave formal approval Friday to a potentially costly system of capping greenhouse gases from any airline flying into or out of the trade bloc - just as the airline industry reported new evidence of the impact of a worsening economy.

nytimes.com

Labels: EU, green tax

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posted by iTravelnet news @ 9:12 AM

Europe gives US airlines 'go green' ultimatum

US airlines must pay for their carbon dioxide emissions or face a curb on flights to the European Union, the EU transport commissioner has warned.

guardian.co.uk

Labels: carbon, EU, US

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posted by iTravelnet news @ 10:10 AM

2 airlines removed from EU blacklist

The European Union removed Pakistan International Airlines and Surinam's Blue Wing airlines from its safety blacklist on Wednesday.

businessweek.com (page not found)

Labels: blacklist, blue wing airlines, EU, PIA

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posted by iTravelnet news @ 7:17 PM

Airlines told they must reveal passenger data

The EU unveiled a range of measures yesterday to combat terrorism, draft laws which would criminalise use of the internet to incite or recruit for acts of terrorism and compel airlines to supply information, to be stored for 13 years, on all air passengers flying into or out of the EU.

guardian.co.uk

Labels: EU, security

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posted by iTravelnet news @ 7:55 PM

French President Backs CO2 Trading For All Airlines Flying To EU

French President Nicolas Sarkozy has said that he supports calls to make airlines trade carbon permits, saying that their imprint on the environment could no longer be ignored.

money.cnn.com (page not found)

Labels: airlines, carbon, EU

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posted by iTravelnet news @ 8:12 PM

EU backing for 'open skies' deal

European Union transport ministers have formally backed the 'open skies' aviation agreement which will ease restrictions on travel between the United States and Europe.

bbc.co.uk

Labels: EU, European Union, open skies deal

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posted by iTravelnet news @ 9:06 PM

BA and Virgin knock open sky deal

British Airways and Virgin Atlantic have criticised the European Union's 'open skies' deal with the US amid concerns that the deal will favour US carriers.

bbc.co.uk

Labels: British Airways, EU, open skies deal, Virgin Atlantic

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posted by iTravelnet news @ 8:52 PM

EU to ban Pakistan airlines planes

The European Union is set to block all but seven of Pakistan International Airlines' 40-plane fleet from flying to Europe because of safety concerns.

gulf-daily-news.com

Labels: EU, Pakistan International Airlines, PIA

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posted by iTravelnet news @ 2:04 PM