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Corolla Financial Report: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has said that profits for this year are set to plummet by 78%.

The international trade compliance experts at Unz & Co. have released their new software program, UnzHazmat 5.0 dedicated to dangerous goods transportation documentation.

Europe began to emerge from a volcanic cloud on Monday, allowing limited air traffic to resume and giving hope to millions of travelers stranded around the world when ash choked the jet age to a halt.

United States has announced some new regulations that will affect lithium-based cell and battery manufacturers. The telecommunications requirements apply to manufacturers that supply the cellular industry.

New Transportation market report from Business Monitor International: "Hong Kong Freight Transport Report Q2 2010"

IATA director general Giovanni Bisignani told the conference that the Asia-Pacific market will continue to grow rapidly with an estimated 217 million additional air passengers a year in the region by 2013.

Premium travel, which is an important money maker for airlines, was down 6.7 percent in November from a year earlier. An improvement on October’s 9.7 percent year-to-year decline,

Sebastian Gallehr, CEO of GALLEHR+PARTNER, has concerns regarding the “wait and see” attitude shown by many airlines towards the EU-ETS and CO2 Monitoring, these he addresses in an open letter to the Director General and membership of IATA.

• Level of customer experience increased • Further contribution to group’s Go Green initiative

After having avoided inclusion in the Kyoto Protocol, the airline industry has finally signed on.

Over 230 airlines are prepared to slash emissions and improve fuel efficiency.

Simplified Interline Settlement initiative aims to save USD 500 mn annually