Aviation industry calls for inclusion in Copenhagen deal

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Air France/KLM, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Virgin Atlantic and BAA say they would welcome global emissions legislation

Four of the world's leading airlines have today called for CO2 emissions from international aviation to be included in any new global climate change deal agreed at the UN's Copenhagen Summit in December....

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