Carriers call for global rules

BTN News
Friday, 13 February 2009
Faced with evidence that communities including the European Union want to impose individual rules governing aviation emissions, Air France/KLM, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Virgin Atlantic and airport operator BAA have called for a global approach.

Without it, airlines could find themselves faced with complex rules that ban or penalise specific types or ages of aircraft on individual legs of global itineraries, thus complicating route management and aircraft/crew deployment.


Emissions from international aviation are said to comprise about two per cent of total carbon dioxide (CO2) pollution.

Carriers call for global rules

BTN News
Friday, 13 February 2009
Faced with evidence that communities including the European Union want to impose individual rules governing aviation emissions, Air France/KLM, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Virgin Atlantic and airport operator BAA have called for a global approach.

Without it, airlines could find themselves faced with complex rules that ban or penalise specific types or ages of aircraft on individual legs of global itineraries, thus complicating route management and aircraft/crew deployment.


Emissions from international aviation are said to comprise about two per cent of total carbon dioxide (CO2) pollution.