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/ 24 March 2008

Flag pride ‘is killing airlines’

Governments shielding their national-flag airlines are "killing" the aviation industry, the head of the International Air Transport Association (Iata) has warned. Giovanni Bisignani, chief executive of Iata, warned that protectionist attitudes towards flag carriers were exacerbating the current downturn in the industry.

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/ 24 March 2008

US told to go green or lose EU flights

United States airlines must pay for their pollution or face a curb on flights to the European Union, the EU transport commissioner warned last week. Jacques Barrot issued the ultimatum in the month that limits on flights between the EU and US are lifted, the biggest shake-up in the transatlantic airline market for 30 years.