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Air Transport Association Notes Airfares* Return to 1999 Levels; Hopeful End to 'Lost Decade'

WASHINGTON, July 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Air Transport Association of America (ATA), the industry trade organization for the leading U.S. airlines, issued the following statement in response to today's release of the Department of Transportation (DOT) Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) First-Quarter 2010 report on airfares:

Air fares are up before the fees

If you think air fares have been rising, it’s not your imagination. Figures just released from the government, though a bit dated, show that airline prices in the first three months of this year rose nearly 5 percent from a year earlier. And that doesn’t include baggage fees and other extras.

Air France Says Business Travel, Freight Boost Profit

Air France-KLM Group, Europe’s biggest airline, said resurgent business travel and freight traffic helped it return to operating profit in the fiscal first quarter, excluding the effect of a volcanic eruption in Iceland.

Air freight demand leaps in June

* Air cargo demand rises 26.5 pct yr/yr in June

Global air traffic rises in June: IATA

Global air traffic rises in June: IATA

Air France-KLM returns to profit

Air France-KLM said Tuesday that it returned to profit in the three months up to June thanks to a euro1.03 billion ($1.34 billion) gain from the listing of travel reservations company Amadeus, in which it has a stake.

International air travel leaps on Asian movements

International air travel grew faster than expected in June led by a sharp improvement in Asia, airline association IATA said on Wednesday.

Transport Committee

The Transport Secretary has maintained his opposition to a third runway at Heathrow airport.

IATA: Air freight demand leaps in June

GENEVA: Air cargo demand jumped by more than a quarter in June compared with a year ago and passenger numbers rose more than one tenth as airlines saw a growing recovery from the economic crisis, industry figures showed.

Air Products to add silane gas

Solar panels are the wave of the future and Air Products and Chemicals is expanding to meet the demand. At Tuesday's Rush Township zoning board hearing, Air Products was given a green light to expand a building to accommodate a gas used in the manufacture of solar panels, among other uses.