Brussels, 06/07/2011 (Agence Europe) - A legal battle kicked off at the Court of Justice of the European Union on Tuesday 5 July, over the inclusion of aviation in the system for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading. The Air Transport Association of America (ATA) is contesting the system. The opinion of the American airlines is also shared by their European counterparts of the Association of European Airlines (AEA) and the Airbus group, which see the obligation as an additional tax.
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