All Safety News – Page 952
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Court orders Olympic to repay aid
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has called time on the Greek government’s machinations to stave off the financial collapse of flag carrier Olympic Airlines, ruling that Athens has not done enough to recover €194 million ($244 million) of unlawful aid.
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No more science fiction
Dr Philippe Rochat, executive director of the Air Transport Action Group which lobbies on behalf of the aviation industry on environmental matters, responds to the Green Party’s stance on airlines and the environment
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Pensions battleground
As the US majors posted first-quarter operating losses amounting to a collective deficit of over $1.2 billion, some are turning to their pension schemes to find relief.
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Concrete plans
As predicted, US airports are facing a capacity crisis to equal that of 2000. Traffic is back, bringing chronic congestion that needs to be addressed sooner rather than later
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Capacity crunch
The spectre of an impending congestion crisis has reappeared to haunt the air transport industry around the world (see page 55), but nowhere is the capacity crunch more evident than in the crowded airports of Europe
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Svit success
Air transport in the Ukraine has been in the doldrums since the collapse of communism, but a revival has begun, as the country sets its sights on the West, and membership of the European Union
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NewsGodfrey's growing pains at Virgin Blue
Virgin Blue Chief Executive Brett Godfrey is trying to redefine the airline as the Australian market reaches saturation point.
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The light stuff fantastic
With the growing use of carbonfibre composites in aircraft construction, new certification standards are being developed for an evolving technology
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Eurocontrol warns of ACAS perils
Airborne collision-avoidance systems are ‘inappropriate’ for self-separation or sequencing says safety bulletin
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UK leads battle against new Eurocontrol charges
CAA fears harmonised approach and departure fee proposal will burden small airports