Aviation Forum Assesses Risks at IATA Meeting in Chicago

摘要

The International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) Fuel Forum drew more than 500 delegates to Chicago last week to assess the pressing issues facing the aviation sector. High oil prices and upheaval in the eurozone overshad- owed the event as the agenda ran through topics ranging from repercussions on airlines of refinery closures in the US Northeast to the impact of geopolitics on jet fuel demand and prices (JFI Nov.21’11). In the keynote address, Air BP Chief Executive Andy Holmes underscored how growth in non-fossil fuels and renewables in OECD nations on the supply side would be needed to satisfy burgeoning demand gains in developing countries.