ETS starts to bite
The ongoing kerfuffle over the EU’s ETS is now starting to hurt in places the EU seems to have overlooked – in its own backyard. Below is a comment just released by Airbus. Could it be the only people who…
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UK to look at Thames Estuary Airport plan
An airport at the Thames Estuary has moved a step closer with confirmation the UK government would hold a consultation into the proposals. Having ruled out expansion at the existing airports in the south of England, the government is seeking…
ETS deployment spurs carbon credit sales
Reuters reports EU airlines are buying up carbon credits on the cheap. Recently carbon credit prices have dropped to about half what they were trading at a year ago. This move is quite different from other non-EU airlines; whose reaction…
Outlook for Aerospace in 2012
It is the time of year for prognostication. In that tradition, AirInsight will boldly go where all pundits have gone before – but with better accuracy. With our psychic powers in full swing, here are our fearless predictions for 2012:…
Airbus is Now WTO Compliant
The famous World Trade Organization dispute than found both sides of the Atlantic needed to clean up their government support to their airframe manufacturers has resulted in positive changes in procedures and behavior. Airbus and Europe reported today that they…
Seven Hour JetBlue Tarmac Delay at BDL Raises New Questions
Just when you thought the new law, with a fine of up to $27,500 per passenger for delays that keep passengers on the tarmac for more than three hours would solve the problem, a JetBlue flight was diverted to BDL…