Aviation

Air Transport Market Analysis – Market 2012

April 6, 2012

Passenger and freight volumes in February were considerably higher than a year ago, but this strength was exaggerated by several factors; Air travel markets were up 8.6% in February compared to the same month a year ago, and air freight markets rebounded strongly from a weak January to expand by 5.2%; However, there were distortions [...]

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Flight Planning During the Olympics

April 4, 2012

What you need to know about flight planning during the Olympics If you a flying school, club or airfield that will be filing flight planning to use the Restricted Zone during this summer’s Olympics then you need to make sure you are knowledgeable in regards to what you need to do. The Airspace and Safety [...]

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Features of a Luxury Jet

April 1, 2012

Luxury air travel can be an exciting and pleasurable experience. Whether you engage in air travel for business, touring, visiting family or other purposes, you want to be sure you’ll be very comfortable when flying.

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A4A Members Challenge German Departure Tax

March 29, 2012
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EU Commission fines several freight forwarding companies

March 29, 2012

In 2007, the EU Commission started investigations into alleged antitrust violations within the freight forwarding industry. Today, the Commission has decided on the fines that various freight forwarding companies are to pay for anti-competitive behaviour prior to 2008. Panalpina was ordered to pay a penalty of EUR 46.5 million.   Panalpina World Transport (Holding) Ltd. [...]

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A4A Urges More TSA Efficiency, Not More Passenger Taxes

March 28, 2012

Airlines for America (A4A), the industry trade organization for the leading U.S. airlines, today called on Congress to consider further efficiency within the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) – not further taxes on airline passengers as proposed in the fiscal year 2013 budget passed by the House Budget Committee. The budget would double the security tax [...]

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Giving Latin American Aviation the Freedom to Succeed

March 28, 2012

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) urged governments and other stakeholders in Latin America to unite to give aviation the freedom to succeed by improving aviation safety, making badly needed investments in infrastructure and reducing the heavy tax burden on the industry. “The freedom to succeed depends on having the right conditions in place. Many [...]

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Gogo Installed on 1,500th Commercial Aircraft

March 27, 2012

Gogo announced today that it has installed Gogo on its 1500th commercial aircraft.  Year to date, the company has installed Gogo on more than 140 aircraft. “This is a big milestone for Gogo and it’s obviously big for passengers who want to stay connected at 30,000 feet,” said Michael Small, Gogo’s president and CEO.  ”Since [...]

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