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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9867

24 March 2009
Contents Publication in full By article 42 / 44
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) airlines

2009 could be one toughest years in aviation history. - According to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), airlines registered losses of $5bn in 2008. For the whole of the year, international freight traffic declined by 4.0%, whilst the number of airline passengers grew slightly (1.6%). For 2009 losses have been estimated at $2.5bn. The IATA is also predicting a fall of 3.0% in airline passengers, a 5.0% fall in freight and a 3.0% fall in dividends. Industry revenue is expected...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
THE DAY IN POLITICS
GENERAL NEWS
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
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