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The airline has experienced large scale cash flow problems that have lead to many staff leaving the company and large scale flight cancellations. The company blame high fuel costs and a weak rupee for its troubles.

The Civil Aviation’s Director General has asked the company’s senior officials to appear before it to explain the situation. The airline has said that the problems and cancellations will continue over the next few days.

Meanwhile a minister for civil aviation has categorically said that the Indian government is not prepared to bail out the company and will not be asking banks or private companies to do so either.

Losses have increased by 75% from October to December according to a spokesperson for the airline which raises new concerns for the company. The company made a loss of around $90m or £57m during that period compared to around half that amount a year earlier. This has lead to the net value of the company being eroded.

These latest figures have raised concerns over the future survival of the Indian airline as it finds it increasingly hard to attract fresh funds.

There have been fresh talks of a Hong Kong based company who may well inject fresh money into the ailing company.

Kingfisher has already stopped the budget airline section of its company in order to cut the losses. The company which started in 2005 has never made a profit.

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The collapse seems to point to further problems within the Spanish economy along with many other euro zone economies. The company based in Barcelona has been the flagship of the Catalonian region of Spain which has been seeking independence from Madrid. The company has been kept afloat by receiving €150 million in subsidies from local authorities.

Spanair was seeking to convince Qatar Airways to enter into an agreement in order to ease funding problems. However the company was also facing problems from low-cost rivals who argued that the funding it received was illegal.

The company was formed by SAS a Scandinavian carrier way back in 1986, offering flights from Spain to the Balearic Islands. They later tried unsuccessfully to expand into the transatlantic market. In 2009 the company was taken over by a private consortium based in Catalonia with SAS keeping just an 11% stake.

Spaniar lost €185 million in 2009 and a further €116 in 2010. The news follows the collapse of Lehman Brothers just months earlier which itself triggered a financial crisis.

Talk in the industry suggests that the collapse was a flying shipwreck that was waiting to happen. Also questions have been asked as to whether Qatar Airways offer was indeed genuine or not. Total losses of €350 million had made any profitability unlikely. Qatar Airways was seeking to invest in a European airline after their rivals Etihad had bought a share in Air Berlin in recent months.

Spaniar has very few assets in order to pay back debts. It has a fleet of 36 aircraft all of which were leased. Their demise could lead to 4,000 job losses.

Spain as a whole has faced many problems over recent years. The country had gone through a boom period over the last decade with many new airports built. Some of those airports are now shut or as best idle. The countries third biggest airline recently announced losses of around €13 million with loss of jobs.

A meeting was held today between senior officials within the Ministry and major stakeholders to discuss a whole range of issues in order to work out some sort of agreement.

A decision was made that all stakeholders should put forward any proposals for improvements by the middle of February. Those views and ideas would be placed on an official website for feedback and comments from other members and stakeholders. The meeting was attended by officials of KPMG, CAPA, FICCI, CII and ASSOCHAM.

The next meeting is planned for February again involving the Ministry and stakeholders. One suggestion was for a separate air cargo policy in order to improve infrastructure, regulatory framework and much needed improvement incorporating modern technology to cater to this fast growing industry.

It is projected that at least freight planes will be required over the next 20 years or so. Much needed investment is required to ease pressure on the current infrastructure and also tax breaks are required on jet fuel.

No decision has yet been made however the government are keen for the UK to maintain their status as an aviation hub. Other alternatives include expanding Heathrow.

Wildlife

With the airport being proposed to be built on reclaimed land on either a peninsula or an island there are concerns about the damage to the environment. Campaigners say the area is very important to wildlife especially migrating birds. Populations of breeding birds such as marsh harriers and avocets use the area and therefore it should be protected.

The Prime Minister is said to support Boris Johnson’s plans to expand Heathrow, however is keen to see what the feasibility study shows. Other studies show that London is expected to see an increase in demand for flights from its current 140 million passengers per year to 400 million by 2050.

BAA has praised the government for recognising the need for expansion. However he warned that London can’t have two aviation hubs and a new airport could see Heathrow becoming smaller which would impact on jobs.

Any airport in the Thames Estuary could well be decades away and there are questions about affordability. However Boris Johnson believes that cost should not be an issue and there would be plenty of ready investors available. The real problem would lie in the infrastructure in connecting the airport to the rest of London via road and rail.

Mr Johnson also believes that expanding Heathrow would be the wrong thing given the problems faced by residents living in west London. He went on to say that it would be impossible for London to compete for flights with France and Germany to the developing countries if we don’t plan now.

The debate will continue for some time to come which will involve many options like expanding Gatwick or Stansted.

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Chambéry is a city within Savoie located in the Rhône-Alpes region in France. Chambéry Aix-les-Bains Airport which is also called Chambéry-Savoie Airport lies close to the city. It is elevated to a height of 230m above sea level. Over the past 15 years the airport has seen a rise in passenger numbers from around 78,000 to around 230,000 per year. This is partly due to Chambéry being a well known and popular ski resort. The city has a population of around 56,000 inhabitants. One of its most famous landmarks is the “Fontaine des Éléphants” which was built in 1838 to commemorate the feats of Benoît de Boigne in India. The life size statues shows the front end of four elephants resulting to the nickname from local inhabitants of “les quatre sans culs” which translates as “The four without arses”.

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St. Moritz is a founder of winter sports and tourism. It was here that, 5 years before, St. Moritz hosted the winter Olympics that the sport of skijoring took place. Skijoring takes place without riders on the horse’s backs but instead they are pulled along on skis. The original races were from St. Moritz to Champfèr where riders set of at 1 minute intervals. Today the race is confined to the track with stringent rules to ensure the safety of both skiers and horses. It is run more like a conventional horse race making for an exciting spectacle. The event takes place shortly after the equally exciting Polo on Snow at St. Moritz.

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All matches are played to the highest standards demanding strength, courage, concentration and stamina from the elite competitors and horses in the world. The 2012 event takes place from Thursday 26th January to Sunday 29th January. The event is closely followed by the White Turf St. Moritz.

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The United States are in discussions whether or not to take some sort of retaliation either unilaterally or in conjunction with other nations upset by this new tax.

One option that has been suggested to the Americans involves European Airlines being charged to maintain US access. This option was used by the US against Argentina regarding landing fees.

Officials haven’t decided yet what form any action will take. Many of the airlines in the US have been forced to raise prices to compensate for the European tax.

The EU was warned in December that action would be taken or some sort of settlement was needed through the UN. Neither option took place before 1st January which prompted outrage from airlines across the world. Airlines argue that the tax comes at the worst time with rising fuel costs and a slowdown in demand for flights.

The tax will be phased in over a period of time with airlines having to pay 15% of the carbon that they emit from all flights in 2012. Payments are due to be paid in 2013 with heavy fines for non-compliance. However airlines are already passing the cost onto customers. Chinese airlines have said that they are already refusing to pay the tax.

Leading countries in aviation including the US, India and China have argued that the scheme infringes their sovereignty. They believe that the EU should not take matters into their own hands but instead work with the UN to resolve the problem.

Many countries are watching the US closely as they have well established airlines with very strong links to the EU. However officials in the US are saying that no decision has been made.

Retaliation from the US could be in the form of action against EU airlines such as British Airways as a way of trying to persued the EU policy makers to back down.