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Aircraft and transport. IATA raises its 2012 profit forecasts

Geneva, Switzerland - But margins "Still balance on a knife-edge", Tony Tyler claims

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) raised its forecasts regarding the 2012 profits of the airlines, which should reach quota 4.1 billion dollars: according to the association, which is however well below the 8.4 billion dollars obtained during 2011, was reached thanks to efficiencies and consolidation. IATA forecasts a 7.5-billion-dollar profit for the airlines in 2013, if the conditions...

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Rome, Italy, 10/01/2012 17:01
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