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WASHINGTON, Dec. 7, 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 commended Senator John Thune (R-S.D.) for introducing a bill that would prohibit U.S. aircraft operators from participating in the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) because the scheme violates international law and U.S. sovereignty. The legislation would also seek to hold...
DALLAS, Dec. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Entrust, Inc., a global leader in securing online identities and information, presented an overview of how mobile technologies and cloud-based services will impact ePassport technology at the ICAO Regional Seminar on MRTDS: Biometrics and Border Security in Singapore this week. In the presentation, Entrust underscored that mobile and cloud-based offerings are currently disrupting the IT landscape and will soon need to be addressed by...
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...
EVERETT, Wash., Sept. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The new Boeing (NYSE: BA) 747-8 will be able to operate at the same separation distances as the 747-400, according to a ruling from the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). ICAO, a United Nations agency tasked with codifying principles and techniques for international air navigation, sent a letter to all member nations recently saying that a team of wake experts had examined flight test and simulation data, and that it determined...
Supercomputing aids scientists in developing a novel technique to reduce jet noise Airlines and aircraft manufacturers are under increasing pressure to keep noise levels low for airport personnel and for people in surrounding neighborhoods. In fact, about every 10 years, the International Civil Aviation Organization, whose recommendations influence policies in the United States and abroad, reduces the maximum noise an airplane can produce before it can be certified and sold to...
DALLAS, Sept. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Entrust, Inc., a global leader in securing online identities and information, provided an update on the evolution of its ePassport technology and growing international interest in Cloud for PKI services and mobile-based border security solutions to the attendees and participants of the International Civil Aviation (ICAO) Seventh Symposium in Montreal this week. In his presentation, "Trends in ePassport Trust," Entrust product marketing manager David...
WASHINGTON, July 5, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Air Transport Association of America (ATA), the industry trade organization for the leading U.S. airlines, today in the European Court of Justice (ECJ), called for the European Union application of an Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) to be dismissed and declared illegal. The ATA, which brought the action on behalf of all of its members, said in its argument that aviation greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions should be regulated on a global...
DALLAS, Nov. 2, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Border security experts from Entrust, Inc., expressed a direct and important message to the attendees and participants of the International Civil Aviation (ICAO) Sixth Symposium in Montreal Monday: "No ePassport issuance without inspection." While governments across the globe have been focused on issuing first- and second-generation ePassports, the value of these efforts are limited if countries aren't also implementing the technology to inspect and...
ATA Expresses Deep Disappointment in Continued European Unilateralism WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Air Transport Association of America (ATA), the industry trade organization representing the leading U.S. airlines, today issued a statement applauding the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) adoption of a new set of provisions in its comprehensive plan for further addressing greenhouse gas emissions from international aviation. Included in an Assembly...
Global aerospace industry welcomes agreement at ICAO climate change talks, continues to call for strong partnership between governments and industry BRUSSELS, Oct. 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The International Coordinating Council of Aerospace Industries Associations (ICCAIA) welcomed the agreement reached at the 37th Assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organization, which marks decisive progress towards a global plan to address CO2 emissions from aviation. ICCAIA also called on...
