KLM, Delta, United and scores of carriers have filed an appeal at the Dutch Supreme Court to overturn a move by the Dutch government to curb traffic at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport, the Dutch airline said on Tuesday. The legal action announced by the airlines is an attempt to overturn a July 7 decision by the Amsterdam Court of Appeal which backed the Dutch government's plans to reduce the number of flights at Schiphol to 460,000 from 500,000. The lawsuit was also supported by JetBlue, easyJet, Corendon, TUI fly, and trade associations IATA, which has 300 airline members worldwide, and Airlines for America (A4A), which represents 10 U.S. airlines, among others, the statement said. "The current judgement by the Amsterdam Court of Appeal creates a lack of clarity and causes uncertainty for passengers and the aviation sector," it said. "The judgement conflicts with national, European and international regulations. It is in the interests of all parties to obtain clarity." The Dutch government had announced the cap in February, calling it a temporary solution to cut noise pollution and to tackle other environmental issues. Royal Schiphol Group, the operator of airports in the Netherlands, is majority-owned by the Dutch state.<br/>
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Korean Air said Tuesday it will file an appeal against a Russian court's penalty decision over the "omission" of the South Korean carrier's departure process at a Moscow airport in early 2021. The Russian arbitration court has recently ordered Korean Air to pay 59b won ($46m) in fine to Russia's customs authorities for the omission, a Korean Air spokesperson said over the phone. The court's penalty is half of the fine requested by the Russian customs authorities. The customs authorities imposed a fine of 110b won on Korean Air last year, arguing the carrier's KE529 cargo plane headed from Incheon to Frankfurt via Moscow took off without receiving an official seal before departure from the customs office of Sheremetyevo International Airport in February 2021. But Korean Air claimed it received the seal right after the departure and submitted all necessary documents at the Russian airport at that time. The company sued Russia's federal customs office, saying such a penalty is excessively harsh. Industry watchers see Russia's imposition of the fine as having to do with its financial problems amid the United States' economic sanctions against Moscow following its invasion of Ukraine last year.<br/>
French energy provider Engie said Tuesday it was partnering with Air France and CMA CGM on two projects to develop alternative industrial fuels, contributing to France's transition to green energy. Haropa Port, France’s leading port complex, has allocated 24 hectares of land to Engie to develop the projects, the company wrote in a statement. Engie and Marseille-based transporter CMA-CGM are working together on the Salamandre project to produce renewable and low-carbon gas for sea transportation. Salamandre will be the world's first renewable gas production unit based on pyrogasification and methanation technologies for sea transport, Engie said. The energy provider will also lead a feasibility study with Air France-KLM for an e-kerosene production unit. The airline would subsequently become the unit's main customer. Final investment decisions are set to be made by 2024 for Salamandre, with construction planned to start that same year, and by 2025 for France KerEAUzen, with a construction launch scheduled for 2026.<br/>