Aviation Intelligence Reporter – February 2010
Single European Sky or Slot relief – you decide
Hot Air and Global Warming
How Green was my Commission
Are we all turning Japanese?
Security theatre and knee jerk injuries
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click hereSingle European Sky or Slot relief – you decide
The Aviation Intelligence Reporter has been closely following the slot relief debate. You
may recall that we alone took a view that this short-sighted measure was likely to lead to
issues in the future. Welcome to the future.
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Hot Air and Global Warming
It is fair to say that very few consider the Copenhagen climate conference a raging
success. One of the few good things about Copenhagen was its timing. The Christmas
break meant that by the time the dust settled, thoughts were turning to other, more
pleasant, things.
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How Green was my Commission
Most of the time, closely following the goings on in Brussels depresses. On the feast or
famine scale you are down at the weight-loss end of the calorie counter. But, once every
five years, keen students of the European Union experiment get to feast. The President
of the Commission appoints his (or maybe one day, her) College of Commissioners.
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Are we all turning Japanese?
Even by the amazingly high standards of aviation, an industry that does irony better than
anything apart from safety, what is going on in Japan is ironic. One of the most closed,
regulated markets in the world appears to be blowing apart international aviation
regulation.
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Security theatre and knee jerk injuries
It was probably safer to be a passenger on the Detroit-bound flight on Christmas day
than a resident of Washington DC the next day, as news of the aborted bombing came
out. At least on the aircraft, there was an opportunity to take events into your own
hands. In Washington DC there was no warning whatsoever to allow one to take
protective steps against the whiplash from the knee-jerks.
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