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The airline industry's goal of decarbonising by 2050 is in peril due to climate-sceptic policies, the International Air Transport Association has warned

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Key climate target of airline decarbonisation ‘in peril’: IATA

The airline industry's flagship goal of decarbonising by 2050 is now "in peril" due to climate-sceptic policies, including those Donald Trump

AFPJune 1, 2025

Indian airline IndiGo has in total placed orders for around 1,000 aircraft from the A320 family, Airbus's most successful model

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Indian airline IndiGo orders 30 Airbus A350 widebody planes

Indian airline IndiGo said on Sunday it had signed an order for 30 more Airbus A350-900s, bringing its shopping list for the widebody aircraft...

AFPJune 1, 2025

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Indian airline IndiGo orders 30 Airbus A350 widebody planes

Indian airline IndiGo said on Sunday it had signed an order for 30 more Airbus A350-900s.

AFPJune 1, 2025

The airline industry meets in India amid worries over tariffs and geopolitical tensions

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Airline chiefs meet in India amid turbulence of Trump

Airline bosses meet from Sunday in New Delhi at their annual industry conference, battling to mitigate the impact of Donald Trump’s policies that have...

AFPMay 30, 2025

Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg said the company could win two 737 MAX production increases in 2025 from US authorities Deficiencies

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Boeing CEO confident US will clear higher MAX output in 2025

Boeing is eyeing approvals for significantly higher production of the 737 MAX in 2025 after US authorities allowed increased output on the 787 plane,...

AFPMay 29, 2025

Airlines say the hefty cost of compensating passengers for delays leads them to cancel flights rather than run them late -- due to the knock-on effect on flight schedules

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Longer flight delays without compensation? EU plan divides

The EU is considering allowing airlines to incur longer flight delays without having to compensate passengers in a move that has consumer groups up...

AFPMay 28, 2025

A full-scale model of India's proposed Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) aircraft

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India approves development of prototype advanced fighter jet

India’s defence minister approved on Tuesday a programme to develop an advanced fighter jet prototype, the latest push to boost local arms production, nearly...

AFPMay 27, 2025

The action by the consumer groups names easyJet, Norwegian, Ryanair, Transavia, Volotea, Vueling and Wizz Air

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Consumer groups want airlines to pay for baggage fees ‘distress’

Sixteen European consumer groups on Wednesday called on the European Union to take action against seven low-cost airlines over their baggage fees. The European...

AFPMay 21, 2025