http://www.aviationadvocacy.aero/blog Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 28 Apr 2010 08:08:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A week like no other has left everyone in the entire aviation industry reeling.  Whilst many controllers, flight attendants and pilots had very little to do, airport staff and management were working overtime. It is probably still too early to be able to come to any definitive conclusions, but some issues ... http://www.aviationadvocacy.aero/blog/?p=74 The blogosphere and other worthies have gone all hot and heavy about the announcement of the approval by the US DoT of the AA-BA alliances' application for anti-trust immunity. There are a lot of things that could be said about this decision - and most are being said.  But much overlooked ... http://www.aviationadvocacy.aero/blog/?p=69 And a turn for the worse.  News this week that a Bollywood star was asked to sign a print-out of his body scan image was not really what the doctor ordered for those trying to increase airport security measures - whether or not such a move is actually going to, ... http://www.aviationadvocacy.aero/blog/?p=66 You know things are bad when one of the aviation industry's leading representative associations starts promoting its own webinars. Yes, IATA is preparing for the future, by promoting webinars. It can clearly see which way the wind is blowing, and it is not blowing in favour of ... http://www.aviationadvocacy.aero/blog/?p=65 Safety is always an issue for air transport.  As it should be.  Airlines, ANSPs, regulators all have departments devoted to ensuring safe operations.  Consequently, few subjects in aviation have had more study, more attention and more proposals put forward.  But that is not to say that we have all the ... http://www.aviationadvocacy.aero/blog/?p=45 Last week the great and the good of the ANSPs gathered in San Diego for CANSO’s AGM.  Social events included a beach party at an artificial beach area, complete with a huge pool with a wave machine.  The wave machine was pumping, the analogy machine nearly went into melt down: ... http://www.aviationadvocacy.aero/blog/?p=20 June is annual general meeting month for air transport - and IATA set the ball rolling in Kuala Lumpur with a scream of pain that must have been heard in Singapore.  The situation is so dire that even Giovanni Bisignani’s speech writers seem to be running out of purple prose. The ... http://www.aviationadvocacy.aero/blog/?p=19 When all else fails, KL will pop up for an IATA meeting - this week it is the AGM.  And a flood of press releases has been raining down on us.  The first, least happy of course being the doubling of the losses.  These are hard times for airlines. Most entertaining ... http://www.aviationadvocacy.aero/blog/?p=18 As perhaps befits a conference and exhibition devoted to business and small aircraft flying, there are a number of dog-fights going on at EBACE - obviously, the most important is which will be the most abused cliche.  But there are a couple of others too.  The environment and how to ... http://www.aviationadvocacy.aero/blog/?p=16 The legacy carriers fought long and hard to get the winter season slot freeze in place - perhaps giving up much in return for what may be a one season gain.  But now it turns out that not even all the legacy carriers are sure that this is worth it. A ... http://www.aviationadvocacy.aero/blog/?p=15