New Delhi, Sept 24 : The sharp rise in fuel prices has pushed global aviation industry in crisis with 5.2 billion dollar losses this year and forecast of 4.1 billion dollar next year, says International Air Transport Association (IATA).
Director General and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of IATA, Giovani Bisignani, while addressing an interactive session in New Delhi today, said that one dollar increase per barrel of oil costs 1.26 billion dollars to the aviation industry.
London, September 24 : In the wake of the recent exploding of an electric wheelchair shortly after a flight landed at Manchester, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has warned air passengers of the unlikely dangers their luggage may pose.
The incident occurred on September 7, when ground staff at the airport noticed blue sparks coming from the wheelchair, while they were unloading it from the hold of a Boeing 757.
The chair was removed from the aircraft, and immediately burst into flames.
“Thankfully no-one was injured as a result of the Manchester incident, but it does highlight the need for passengers to be extremely vigilant,” the Telegraph quoted Geoff Leach, manager of the CAA’s dangerous goods office, as saying.
The commission investigating the August 20 air crash in Madrid, which killed 154 people, was Wednesday accused of delays in investigating other accidents, which could jeopardize air safety.
The commission had not yet issued the results of 51 investigations on accidents which occurred more than 12 months ago, the time limit set by the European Union and other international organizations, the daily Periodico de Catalunya reported.
Gibraltar - The Spanish airline Iberia will stop the historic flights between Madrid and the British enclave of Gibraltar, sources of the airline said Tuesday.
Iberia said the route was not profitable enough. The last flight was scheduled for Sunday.
The flights were part of a 2006 agreement lifting some of the restrictions of movement and telecommunications between Spain and the enclave which Madrid has claimed for three centuries.
The agreement included the joint use of Gibraltar airport.
Athens - Hundreds of workers with Greek state carrier Olympic Airlines blocked the main runway at Athens International Airport Tuesday over plans to privatise the airline.
The demonstrators, including pilots, air stewards and technicians, prevented planes from taking off and landing on the runway.
Airport officials said the protest forced air traffic controllers to divert planes to a second runway. The demonstration did not affect any flights, they added.
Tuesday's airport protest was the second in one week.
The European Commission last week approved a government plan to privatise the airline while ordering the current company to pay back more than 1 billion dollars in illegal state aid.
New Delhi, Sept 24 : The sharp rise in fuel prices has pushed global aviation industry in crisis with 5.2 billion dollar losses this year and forecast of 4.1 billion dollar next year, says International Air Transport Association (IATA).
The commission investigating the August 20 air crash in Madrid, which killed 154 people, was Wednesday accused of delays in investigating other accidents, which could jeopardize air safety.
Gibraltar - The Spanish airline Iberia will stop the historic flights between Madrid and the British enclave of Gibraltar, sources of the airline said Tuesday.
London - British Airways has "indefinite
