Despite receiving a number of submissions from airlines, tourism operators and different industry groups, there has been little change in the aviation industry’s treatment in the government’s proposed Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) white paper, which was released on December 15 last year. As with the original green paper released in July 2008, the paper

Our Beloved Patron and my dear friend Nancy Bird-Walton AO, OBE, Hon. DSC., Hon. ME sadly passed away peacefully in her sleep on the 15th of January, 2009 at 2pm. Although hospitalised earlier after a nasty fall, right up until two days before her passing Nancy was going on daily walks and cheerfully answering a

With the world economy turning south and airlines worldwide under great financial pressure, it is easy to lose sight of some of the longer term issues facing aviation – most notably environmental challenges. But despite today’s financial pain, most airlines and certainly aircraft and engine manufacturers realise the importance in dramatically reducing aviation’s contribution to