Global planemaker Airbus joined a chorus of concern that a European scheme to charge airlines for carbon emissions risks triggering a full-blown trade war, with implications for plane deals and eve

British Airways, Qantas and other airlines are calling on governments to find a swift resolution to a political dispute over the European Union's carbon scheme, because the deadlock may create comp

With the European Union facing global flak over imposition of a green tax on all aircraft flying in its skies, world airlines’ body IATA has warned European airlines of “retaliatory action” by non-

The global community plans to send individual letters to the European Union protesting its decision to implement the Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) on airlines operating to the 27-nation bloc.

With European Union (EU) facing global flak over imposition of a green tax on all aircraft flying in its skies, world airlines’ body IATA has warned European airlines of ‘‘retaliatory action’’ by n

The European Union could suspend parts of a new law requiring airlines to account for their greenhouse gas emissions if countries were to make clear progress this year toward establishing a global

With European Union facing global flak over imposition of a green tax on all aircraft flying in its skies, world airlines' body IATA has warned European airlines of "retaliatory action" by non-EU nations if a global solution was not arrived at soon.

"Time is not on our side. Airlines from Europe may face some retaliatory action.

The European Commission said Monday that it would continue charging airlines for their greenhouse gas emissions, despite an announcement from China that its carriers would be forbidden to pay witho

China announced on Monday it will prohibit its airlines from paying European Union charges on carbon emissions, ratcheting up a global dispute over the cost of combating climate change.

Beijing China's airlines are not allowed to pay a charge on carbon emissions imposed by the EU without government permission, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) said.

In a statement, the CAAC said it had been authorized by China's Cabinet to notify the ban to all domestic airlines. The EU's decision to charge flights into and out of EU airports for carbon emission "runs contrary to relevant principles of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the International Civil Aviation Regulations."