Reports say Dubai-based Emirates is causing some concern in rival carriers' boardrooms in Europe and Asia as the scope of its global ambition becomes clearer with the recent announcement it is headded for a fleet of 90 A380 planes (plus other types).
The Congolese airline and the plane involved in the west African air crash that killed the entire board of the Perth-based mining company Sundance Resources had been banned by Australia's leading risk management firm.
The UK chancellor, George Osborne, has promised to "explore changes to the aviation tax system, including switching from a per passenger to a per plane duty, which could encourage fuller planes."
UK carrier Airline British Airways says it has agreed a recovery plan for its pension schemes with the plans' trustees, satisfying one of the requirements set by Spain's Iberia for the two carriers to merge.
Reports say Dubai-based Emirates is causing some concern in rival carriers' boardrooms in Europe and Asia as the scope of its global ambition becomes clearer with the recent announcement it is headded for a fleet of 90 A380 planes (plus other types).
The Congolese airline and the plane involved in the west African air crash that killed the entire board of the Perth-based mining company Sundance Resources had been banned by Australia's leading risk management firm.
The UK chancellor, George Osborne, has promised to "explore changes to the aviation tax system, including switching from a per passenger to a per plane duty, which could encourage fuller planes."
UK carrier Airline British Airways says it has agreed a recovery plan for its pension schemes with the plans' trustees, satisfying one of the requirements set by Spain's Iberia for the two carriers to merge.