| (AFX UK Focus) 2006-10-06 15:34 GMT: Mesa Air can fly in Hawaii
HONOLULU (AFX) - A federal bankruptcy judge Thursday denied Hawaiian Airlines' request to keep Mesa Air Group Inc.'s new low-cost go! carrier from issuing inter-island tickets for a year. Hawaiian alleges Mesa illegally used confidential information and trade secrets obtained during Hawaiian's Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings before launching go!. Judge Robert Faris said although the evidence "raises real doubts about the propriety of Mesa's conduct," he concluded Hawaiian did not meet the "stringent standard" for a preliminary injunction to be granted. But Faris said Hawaiian is free to seek similar relief as part of a final judgment. Phoenix-based Mesa launched go! airlines in June as the third inter-island jet carrier in Hawaii, entering the market dominated for decades by Hawaiian and Aloha Airlines and sparking an airfare war.
UN Airfare Tax
In an effort to fight AIDS and other diseases in poor countries, France, Brazil, Britain, Norway and Chile will raise at least $300 million for the UN next year through taxes on airline tickets. Joseph D’Agostino is with the Population Research Institute. "Creating taxes just to fund UN programs is a very dangerous precedent. As you know, a lot of people at the UN and elsewhere want the United Nations to be able to collect its own taxes and this seems to be a step in this direction." The infusion of money is welcomed by public health experts, but some worry it could lead to more power for the UN. Thomas Jacobson is with Focus on the Family Action. "This step would begin to raise funds for particular programs that begin to sever that accountability relationship between the countries and the United Nations and makes the United Nations more independent and less accountable." Next could be taxes on currency exchanges, sea travel, and anything that crosses international borders.
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