Alexander ter Kuile, the thoughtful secretary general of the Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation (CANSO), is known for his concern over the industry's weak record on getting its message into the mainstream. (I'm completely with him on that.)
He still sees an "increasingly harsh and sometimes ill-informed debate" but tells delegates: "We have started the long road of seeking public approval for our plans to grow."
Like other speakers he notes that air transport growth is outstripping its ability to cut emissions in the near-term and urges everyone to be "transparent and ethical" about that and other matters. He says the industry should "by-pass governments and pressure groups and talk to the flying public" - although it's not at all clear what mechanism he has in mind.
Leave a comment