Iceland
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Iceland volcano quiet, at least for now
The Icelandic volcano that caused an ash cloud to envelop much of Europe and close major air cargo and passenger hubs for days at a time, wreaking havoc with air travel appears to have become dormant, but experts have warned it’s still too earlyto…
01 June 2010
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Asia-Pac sees continued cargo growth
More confirmation of the sustained recovery in the global air cargo market came today courtesy of the the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) with statistics showing that both air cargo and passenger markets continued to show further improv…
21 May 2010
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IATA blasts Europe again over volcanic crisis
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on European governments and air navigation service providers to urgently develop more precise procedures to identify ash contaminated air space and allow more flights. The call came in the w…
21 May 2010
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AF-KLM sinks deeper into red
The Air France-KLM group reported this week its biggest loss since the merger of the two carriers in 2004 with a loss of of €1.56 billion for the full-year ended 31 March, up from a loss of €814 million a year earlier. Revenue fell 15 per cent …
21 May 2010
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EU warns against "lavishing" emergency aid
The European Union has warned governments against lavishing emergency aid on airlines to make up for losses from disruptions in operations caused by the eruption of a volcano in Iceland. But it proposed other measures to help them recover from the we…
30 April 2010
