Chinese carriers to sue the EU

Air China, China Eastern, China Southern and Hainan Airlines are planning to jointly sue the European Union for its plan to charge airlines for carbon emissions. The move joins a similar legal challenge by the Air Transport Association of America, American Airlines and United Continental, whose case is being heard in the European Court of Justice (ECJ) and a ruling is expected early in the New Year. The International Civil Aviation Organization has issued a paper from several nations urging the EU not to include non-EU carriers in its plan, while the House of Representatives voted to ban US airline