The International Air Transport Association says 2009 is shaping up to be one of the toughest years the airline industry has ever faced.

国际航空运输协会说，2009年看来将会成为世界航空业有史以来面对的最为困难的年度之一。

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Last month the airline was suspended from the International air Transport Association (IATA) booking system for non-payment of debts.

上个月该公司因为拖欠债务而被国际航空运输公司(IATA)暂停了票务预定业务。

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And according to the International air Transport Association, an airline grouping, air freight is booming, up by 34% in May on a year-on-year basis.

而按照国际航空运输协会，今年五月份空运运价同比涨幅达到了34%。

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The International Air Transport Association said Friday that the airline industry is losing more than $200 million in revenue a day - and they called this a conservative estimate.

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And according to the International Air Transport Association, an airline trade organization, there were 2.84 billion commercial passengers last year, which would roughly mean your average odds of dying on a commercial flight were roughly one in 7.6 million in 2011.

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But the international air transport association, IATA, has warned that global airline profits will halve this year because of rising oil prices.

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Airline stocks were reeling Monday, following a report from the International Air Transport Association reporting August passenger traffic slowed and offering a grim near-term forecast.

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