aviation
Coalition aviation policy is still green… for now
In advance of the government launching its sustainable aviation framework consultation on Thursday, Natan Doron takes a closer look at the coalition's aviation policy.
Boris’s airport arguments don’t stand up to scrutiny
Boris Johnson’s attacks on the government’s aviation policy are becoming increasingly strident, reports John Stewart of Airport Watch.
Per-flight tax pledge just another per-day coalition failure
There has been yet another coalition u-turn - this time over the per-flight tax pledge, reports the Fabian Society's Natan Doron.
Teflon Teather’s u-turn in the sky
The curbing of emissions from aviation is an important issue for any government. Not only does aviation stimulate the economy, the market mechanisms often advocated to curb such emissions can impact negatively both on those hoping to fly as well as those economies dependent on the transportation of tourists... The Liberal Democrats were acutely aware of this when pledging to scrap the air passenger duty (APD) during the election as a means of protecting Caribbean voters.