by admin | Apr 25, 2022 | Responses
Safe Landing have responded to the UK Government Department for Transport “Jet Zero” Consultation: “updated evidence and analysis to inform our strategy for net zero aviation” which closed this week. We believe a variety of scenarios are...
by admin | Apr 10, 2022 | Responses
Luton is one of many UK airports with plans to expand and significantly increase their maximum passenger capacity. Named ‘Luton Rising’, it plans to increase capacity from 18 to 32 million passengers per year (a 78% increase). Like Bristol and Gatwick in 2021, we...
by admin | Mar 18, 2022 | Reports
Safe Landing members were involved in this project and helped draft the final report titled “Producing fuel for other people’s planes: A case study on the Omega Green Biofuel refinery in Paraguay” which was commissioned by the Stay Grounded Network and authored by...
by admin | Feb 19, 2022 | Responses
Heathrow announced their commitments in their latest Net Zero plan, stating that: “Aviation is a force for good in the world, but those benefits cannot come at any cost. Climate is an existential threat to aviation as well as to us all personally and must be...
by admin | Feb 19, 2022 | Responses
We’re concerned by the expansion plans of many airports around the UK. These assume business-as-usual air traffic growth across the 2020s & 2030s, in a similar fashion to the growth that occurred across the 2010s. However, we’re in a position where the...
by admin | Feb 18, 2022 | Reports
We recently helped the climate-action charity Possible produce this report into how aviation workers could be redeployed in a low-carbon travel/tourism sector. They found that reductions in aviation demand could generate a net increase of up to 340,000 jobs. New jobs...
by admin | Jan 18, 2022 | Reports
Increasing jobs is one of the main industry arguments for airport expansion and aviation growth. Having a good answer, making the case for worker’s rights, and building solidarity will be key for the success of any campaign. Safe Landing contributed to this short...
by admin | Oct 19, 2021 | Uncategorized
Rolls-Royce is the second largest aircraft jet engine manufacturer in the world. Their Chief Executive Officer (CEO) has stated: “Today the industry faces a real challenge. If demand for air travel grows in line with current projections, and other sectors are able to...
by admin | Sep 19, 2021 | Responses
Safe Landing responded to the UK Government’s ‘Jet Zero’ consultation, which aimed to lay out various scenarios for UK aviation to reach net zero by 2050. Pilots and safety critical aviation workers are trained to always have a plan B. If we find ourselves with an...
by admin | Sep 14, 2021 | Responses
Safe Landing responded to the UK Government’s ‘SAF Mandate’ consultation, which lays out various options for scaling up ‘Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in the UK. Pilots and safety critical aviation workers are trained to always have a plan B. If we find ourselves...
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