Peter Schneckenleitner

EU Carbon Data Signals Airlines May Need to Buy Permits

Airlines in Europe may need to buy carbon permits or pay fines after data showed the carriers’ emissions in 2012 exceeded their allocation of free allowances by about 30 percent, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance.

Airlines May Use CO2 Windfall to Replace Aircraft, EU Says

Airlines might pass on to customers the cost of carbon allowances that they receive for free, providing a windfall that can be used to buy new aircraft, said the head of the bloc’s climate department.

Lufthansa, Delta Jockey for Free Carbon Permits: Energy Markets

The biggest expansion of Europe’s carbon market is pitting Deutsche Lufthansa AG against Japan Airlines Corp. and Delta Air Lines Inc. in a contest for free permits as traders struggle against computer hackers.

Airbus Probes Rolls-Royce Engine Explosion on Qantas A380

Airbus SAS and Rolls-Royce Group Plc began investigating why an engine on a Qantas Airways Ltd. A380 superjumbo exploded in mid flight, forcing an emergency landing in the worst incident since the aircraft began service in 2007.

Lufthansa Aims `To Take Gulf Carriers Down' in Europe Push, Emirates Says

Deutsche Lufthansa AG is bidding to stop Dubai-based Emirates serving more German cities as part of a campaign to undermine its rival’s business model, Tim Clark , the Middle Eastern carrier’s president, said in an interview.

Europe Airspace Shutdown Worsened by Lack of Research

A shutdown of European airspace that cost carriers $1.7 billion following a volcanic eruption in Iceland was exacerbated by a lack of research into the effects of ash on jet engines and over-reliance on computer modeling.

Emirates Growth Splurge Rattles Long-Haul Rivals

Emirates, the biggest international airline, is rattling rivals in Europe and Asia with a growth splurge that may be as game-changing for long-haul carriers as the expansion of Ryanair Holdings Plc and Southwest Airlines Co.

Airlines to Be Second-Biggest Sector in EU CO2-Trading System

Airlines will be the second-largest sector in the European Union’s emissions-trading system, after power generators, when aviation joins next year with a carbon- dioxide limit of 213 million metric tons.

British Airways, Cathay Recall Jumbos From California Desert

Boeing Co. 747 jumbo jets are being brought out of desert storage as surging bookings spur carriers including British Airways Plc and Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. to return their biggest planes to traffic.

Lufthansa, Turkish Airlines Agreements Probed by EU

Deutsche Lufthansa AG ’s ticket-sale agreement with Turkey’s Turk Hava Yollari AO is being investigated by the European Commission to determine if it violates competition rules.

"The Lufthansa Group does not see any oversupply of allowances."

- Peter Schneckenleitner on Apr 05, 2013

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Chrysler Joins Ford in Beating May U.S. Sales Estimates

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