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Oil and gas firms resist pressure to end ‘greenwashing’
AFP, Published on 23/10/2025
» PARIS - Oil and gas companies have increasingly come under legal attack over their role in contributing to global warming, yet unlike other industries that face tougher regulations they have not abandoned their climate marketing claims.
Factbox: Airlines suspend Middle East flights
Reuters, Published on 26/06/2025
» Israel's strikes against Iran have prompted international airlines to halt flights to some Middle East destinations due to air space closures and safety concerns.
Airlines weigh Middle East cancellations after US strikes in Iran strand travellers
Reuters, Published on 23/06/2025
» Commercial airlines around the world on Monday were weighing how long to suspend Middle East flights after the United States struck Iran.
TotalEnergies on trial for ‘greenwashing’ in France
AFP, Published on 05/06/2025
» PARIS - The French oil and gas giant TotalEnergies is going on trial in Paris on Thursday over allegations of misleading climate claims, an unprecedented “greenwashing” case against a fossil fuel firm in France.
Green tax unlikely to impact Thai tourism
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 05/11/2024
» The environmental charge on airfares adopted by many airlines in Europe should not affect long-haul markets as passengers are still willing to pay for necessary adjustments.
TAT eyes French market post-Olympics
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 17/07/2024
» With the Paris Olympic Games estimated to attract fewer visitors than expected, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) forecasts the French market to strongly pick up after the event, with 42 billion baht in revenue earned from this market in 2024.
Singapore Airlines, Scoot restart flights over Iran airspace
Bloomberg News, Published on 09/07/2024
» SINGAPORE - Singapore Airlines and its low-cost unit Scoot have resumed flying over Iran after a two-month suspension triggered by the Middle Eastern nation's attacks on Israel, according to Channel News Asia.
Is greenwashing taking travellers to the cleaners?
Business, Vijay Verghese, Published on 13/03/2024
» Every hotel wants you to save the planet. The messianic messages are everywhere -- on little tent cards on the desk, proud notices on the bathroom door, and in dolorous the-end-is-nigh letters from the GM. Every hotel is saving the Yanomami Indians, Atlantic salmon and mountain gorillas.
KLM denies ‘greenwashing’ in court
Reuters, Published on 19/12/2023
» AMSTERDAM - KLM defended itself against “greenwashing” allegations in court on Tuesday, asking judges to rule against an environmental group that has argued the Dutch airline’s “Fly Responsibly” advertising campaign was misleading.
Pilot strike adds to Kenya Airways woes
AFP, Published on 04/11/2022
» NAIROBI: Pilots at Kenya Airways plan to go on strike from Saturday to seek better working conditions in defiance of a court order, adding to the woes of the troubled national carrier.