Airline Business and Flight Group journalists reported live from the 62nd IATA Annual General Meeting in Paris from 4-6 June.
The coverage offers exclusive insight to this invitation-only gathering, as well as coverage of the oneworld and SkyTeam Alliance meetings that took place alongside the AGM.
News from the IATA annual general meeting:
Italy’s Air One aims for Star membershipBA and BMI calm about BAA takeoverNigeria’s Bellview to replace 737 fleet with A320sIATA flags high chargesTime to sell airlines, says BondermanYemenia to rethink A350 orderoneworld sets target of 12 membersMAS calls for joint IATA fuel buying
Manchester Airport and Sweden’s LFV grab IATA Eagles
Sweeping restructuring at Garuda by year end
Air India plans to grow low-cost unit
Europe prepares to act on airport charges, EC calls for balanced approach
Bisignani: Europe’s airspace initiative an embarrassment
British Airways seals Malev codeshare
No plan to review A350 order: Finnair CEO
Embargo forcing Syrian Arab to look to Russian types: CEO
Turkish Airlines closes on alliance decision
IATA ups air transport loss forecast for 2006 to $3bn from $2.2bnIATA calls for global approach to emissions trading schemesIndia predicts “huge growth” in cargoFour African countries shamed over safety records
Portugalia signs with SkyTeam
JAL formally accepts oneworld invitation
oneworld membership gains carriers a cool $900 million
oneworld claims no pressure to sign Chinese partner
LAN affiliates to join oneworld
Star opens dedicated Narita terminal
Aer Lingus exits oneworld
IATA sees steady traffic growth this year
Airport charges row: IATA takes French Government and Aeroports de Paris to court
Giovanni Bisignani, IATA director general profiled
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