Airlines Warn Of Trade Row Over EU Carbon Plan

The European Union faces a trade clash over its plans to curb emissions from aviation, European airlines said on Monday.

The latest flare-up in rhetoric comes four months ahead of the introduction of a scheme strongly opposed by China.

“If the EU persists in an approach which some have called imperialist, the question is posed as to how they will ensure compliance,” Ulrich Schulte-Strathaus, Secretary General, Association of European Airlines, told a conference.