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LONDON, August 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- UBM Aviation and the Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) have announced the launch of a major new event for the region's airline engineering and maintenance community. The Latin America & Caribbean Engineering & MRO Summit 2012 will take place in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 17-19 2012 and will bring together senior representatives from the entire MRO spectrum from across the region, and their...

NEW YORK, March 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Aviation Week will present three co-located events, the MRO (Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul) Americas Conference & Exhibition, MRO Military, and Engine MRO Forum, on April 2-5, at the Dallas Convention Center. Together, these high-level conferences and exhibition hall, featuring 500+ product and services suppliers, will attract more than 7,500 executives, officials and professionals from all areas of the civil aviation and defense MRO...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Airlines for America (A4A), the industry trade organization for the leading U.S. airlines, today issued the following statement regarding the decision of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) on the A4A legal challenge to the unilateral application of the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) to international aviation. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20111201/DC15444LOGO) "Today's court decision further isolates the EU...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Airlines for America (A4A), the industry trade organization for the leading U.S. airlines, formerly known as the Air Transport Association, today estimated that the upcoming holiday travel period will see fewer fliers than a year ago due to lingering economic concerns; however, flights are still expected to be full, as airlines have adjusted capacity in response to rising cost pressures. (Logo:...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The trade association for the leading U.S. airlines today unveiled its new name - Airlines for America - as well as its new tagline and visual identity that better represents the industry's vital role of literally connecting the United States to the global economy. Beginning today, the group formerly known as the Air Transport Association of America will carry the name Airlines for America (A4A) with the tagline of "We Connect the...

U.S. Taxpayer-Backed Financing for Air India Harms U.S. Industry, Threaten Jobs WASHINGTON, Nov. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Air Transport Association of America (ATA), the industry trade organization for the leading U.S. airlines, today filed suit against the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) to halt a pending deal for $3.4 billion in loan guarantees for aircraft financing to Air India, saying that it fails to meet statutory requirements, including...

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Air Transport Association of America (ATA), the industry trade organization for the leading U.S. airlines, today advised passengers to expect full flights during the upcoming Thanksgiving travel season, even though about 37,000 fewer people per day are expected to fly during the holiday period compared with last year, as U.S. carriers have reduced capacity to match demand and offset higher costs. In total, ATA expects about...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A united aviation industry coalition of nearly 30 organizations is opposing proposed tax increases, which would lead to significant job loss across all sectors of the industry and the nation. As part of its debt-reduction plan, the White House is proposing - and the Congressional Super Committee is now considering - two new initiatives on airlines and their passengers and general aviation. The first would add a new $100 departure tax -...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Air Transport Association of America (ATA), the industry trade organization for the leading U.S. airlines, reported that the Administration's proposed tripling of the passenger security tax will do little to improve the security of passengers and likely will lead to the loss of air service and thousands of industry jobs. As part of a proposed debt-reduction plan, the Administration is proposing two new taxes on airlines and their...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Air Transport Association of America (ATA), the industry trade organization for the leading U.S. airlines, today issued the following statement in response to the preliminary opinion issued by the Advocate General in the European Court of Justice regarding the lawsuit challenging the unilateral application of the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) to international aviation (Case C-366/10 Air Transport Association). "The...