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Batteries blamed for plane crash?

: Latest News; Wednesday, 06 April 2011

The Dubai government's Civil Aviation Authority says the United Parcel Service (UPS) plane crash last year was caused by a fire in cargo that included lithium batteries that weren't declared as hazardous cargo. Air shipments of this type of battery already is the focus of a lobbying dispute in Washington, USA.

EC sets environmental targets for airlines

: Latest News; Wednesday, 06 April 2011

The European Commission's White Paper on transport has set out broad environmental targets for 2050 with Sandro Santamato, head of the Commission's alternative fuel policy unit saying "CO2 emissions from aviation will decrease by about 34 per cent between 2005 and 2050", partly due to second and third generation biofuels available from 2035.

Air France jet wreckage found

: Latest News; Wednesday, 06 April 2011

Remains of the Air France Airbus jet - flight AF447 - that crashed into the Atlantic en route to Paris from Rio nearly two years ago, killing all 228 people aboard, have been found.

Qantas hoping to avoid strike

: Latest News; Wednesday, 06 April 2011

Australian airline Qantas says it hopes to avoid possible industrial action by pilots, engineers and ground staff but if it fails, it is confident flights will be unaffected.

Japan earthquake toll mounts

: Latest News; Wednesday, 06 April 2011

Following the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, by early this week 12,087 people were confirmed dead and 15,552 listed as missing.

NZ levies NZ$7.6 cartel penalties

: Latest News; Wednesday, 06 April 2011

A New Zealand court has imposed air cargo cartel penalties of NZ$6 million on Europe's Cargolux and NZ$1.6 million against the UK's British Airways (both plus costs).

Turkish inks Boeing order

: Latest News; Tuesday, 05 April 2011

Turkey's national carrier, Turkish Airlines, is to buy 15 Next-Generation B737 airplanes. In addition, it will buy 10 B737-800s and five B737-900ER planes.