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Air Traffic

Newsdesk Veröffentlicht: 03.01.2023

EU states discuss Covid in China

Representatives of the EU states want to discuss on Wednesday a unified approach in their response to the Covid wave in China. This was announced by the Swedish presidency in Brussels on Monday. The main issue is how to deal with people entering the country from China. A spokeswoman for the German Ministry of Health […]

Lukas Knigge Veröffentlicht: 08.12.2022

ETS in aviation: CO2 fee only in the EU for the time being

Tuesday night, negotiators from the EU Commission, Parliament and Council closed another chapter of the Fit for 55 package. The trilogue agreement on the inclusion of air traffic in the European Emissions Trading System (ETS) stipulates that from 2026, initially only intra-European flights will be charged a CO2 fee. From 2028, flights with destinations outside […]

Lukas Knigge Veröffentlicht: 22.09.2022

EASA demands 100 percent SAF approval in the aviation sector

To achieve the carbon reduction targets of the Green Deal and the Fit for 55 package, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is calling for more ambitious intra-sector targets for aviation. These include measures to expand the supply and use of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF).In this year’s European Aviation Environmental Report, EASA recommends faster approval […]

Lukas Knigge Veröffentlicht: 14.07.2022

Airport chaos: EPP social politician calls for Commission intervention

In view of the chaotic conditions at some European airports, MEP Dennis Radtke (CDU) calls for intervention by the EU Commission as well as national governments. He said there was a lack of staff for check-in, security checks, and baggage loading. This is the main reason why many passengers miss their flights and sometimes have […]