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Qingdao opts for Airbus

: Latest News; Thursday, 26 September 2013

Qingdao Airlines, a new airline based in the Eastern Chinese coastal city of Qingdao, Shandong Province, has selected A320 series aircraft for its fleet.

Air France Group considers Alitalia purchase

: Latest News; Wednesday, 25 September 2013

Italy's Alitalia's biggest foreign shareholder, Air France-KLM, is considering whether to increase its 25 per cent stake in the Italian airline.

Airbus tips aircraft numbers to double

: Latest News; Wednesday, 25 September 2013

According to European plane maker Airbus’ latest Global Market Forecast (GMF), in the next 20 years (2013-2032), air traffic will grow at 4.7 per cent annually requiringmore than 29,220 new passenger and freighter aircraft valued at nearly US$4.4 trillion.

More fallout ahead of ICAO meet

: Latest News; Wednesday, 25 September 2013

Reports say the US and Brazil may join India and China and resist any International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) global scheme to reduce airlines' carbon emissions from 2020 that involves compliance with the EU's emissions trading system (EU ETS tax).

ITF calls on ICAO to act on workers’ rights

: Latest News; Wednesday, 25 September 2013

The ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) is at the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO’s) 38th General Assembly in Montreal 24 September - 4 October to seek support for the problem of aviation workers’ rights.