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Safe Landing at TUC Congress 2023
Safe Landing members attended the 2023 TUC Congress (10-13 September, Liverpool) as visitors. We discussed climate, transport and collective action!
Workers Can Change the World: guest post by Daniel Randall (RMT Union)
A discussion of the power we have as workers, through collective organisation, to push for the system change we need in response to the climate crisis.
Climate conversations workshop on September 28th: Sign up now!
- Are you an aviation worker who cares about sustainability?- Ever struggled at work when talking about the climate crisis?How to have better climate conversations:Sign up for our free online workshop where we'll learn top tips and tactics for how to have more...
Aviation workers oppose UK Government’s fossil fuel plans
Aviation workers in Safe Landing have put together this statement to oppose the decision by the UK Government to award 100 new licences for oil and gas exploration. Do you care about aviation and want to take steps to protect our future? Then sign up to Safe Landing...
Euronews: AI could help planes avoid planet-heating contrails – but shouldn’t be used as “a licence to pump ever more CO2 into the atmosphere”
Contrails were slashed by 54% in this AI experiment – but we shouldn’t use it as an excuse to fly more, say campaigners from Stay Grounded and Safe Landing.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝘃𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗳𝘂𝗲𝗹𝘀
Tuesday is "truth-day": our series of posts where we use our insider expertise to unpick complex issues and challenge existing industry narratives. 🌴 This week we take a look at 'Aviation Biofuels'. 🛢 Such fuels constitute the majority of #SustainableAviationFuel or...
Aviation and the sustainability agenda: to fly or not to fly? – Festival of Politics
Event description Join the panel to discuss whether ‘flight shaming’ is obscuring the air industry’s drive and advances towards meeting net zero carbon targets by 2045, as well as the benefits of travel and tourism to the Scottish economy. Or is flying the inexcusable...
BBC Interview with Safe Landing Member Njigina
Njigina is a former flight attendant who left her job due to climate concerns. She has supported Safe Landing since not long after we started. It's a brilliant interview and a must listen! Coming from the global south, it affected me even more... Unless something is...
Truth Tuesday: The Reality of Carbon Offsets
This week we delve into the reality of “carbon offsetting” to explain why we think this approach shouldn’t be relied on for industry decarbonisation.
The New Abnormal? – Tourism During Climate Breakdown
We discuss the recent heatwave sweeping China, Europe and the US and ask: what is aviation’s role in all of this? Do we have a future in it?
Guest blog: Why campaigners for decarbonising aviation should advocate public ownership
Tahir Latif lays out the case for public ownership of air transport in order to help enable a fair transition to low-carbon aviation that supports workers.
Climate Debates at Unite the Union’s Policy Conference
Last week, Safe Landing members attended Unite’s Policy Conference to support motions on fossil fuels, just transition, and Workers’ Assemblies.
Safe Landing at the Unite the Union Conference
This week Safe Landing members, including Finlay, Tom, and Sacha, will be in Brighton for the Unite the Union Policy Conference. Find out what we’re up to.
Workers’ Assemblies: Unite the Union Policy Conference – Fringe Event
Join us to discuss the opportunities of Workers’ Assemblies, the challenges, and how they can best work to feed into the democratic structures of the union.
For a Just Transition, we need Workers’ Assemblies
What does a “worker-led just transition” mean in practice, within aviation, and in other emissions-intensive industries? What about “Workers’ Assemblies”?
The Seductive Vision Of Green Aviation
Safe Landing feature in this masterfully written piece by Henry Wismayer for Noema Magazine about the environmental impact of aviation.
Second UK SAF Mandate Consultation – Safe Landing Response
This week, Safe Landing responded to the second UK Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) Mandate Consultation which closed on 22nd June 2023. Our full response can be read here. Back in 2021, we responded to the first UK "SAF" Mandate Consultation and stated that: We...
Farnborough Airport FACC – Safe Landing Presentation
We were invited to present the Farnborough Aerodrome Consultative Committee (FACC), which takes place at the offices of Hart District Council in Fleet.
Climate Convos in the Cabin: Group Event on Monday 26th June
Join fellow aviation workers past and present in our interactive workshop to share your experiences of discussing climate issues with colleagues.
Paris Air Show 2023: Aircraft Sales Boom While the World Burns
During a rapidly accelerating climate crisis, is now really a sensible time for airlines to place massive aircraft orders? Let’s take a look.
Turbulence Ahead: Climate Threats Impacting the Aviation Industry
Safe Landing member and aerospace engineer, Finlay Asher, joins Prof. Paul Williams of Reading University on BBC Radio Scotland to discuss climate impacts.
Trade Union and Climate Activists Should Rally Round the Heathrow Strike
By Sacha Ismail Republished from the Greener Jobs Alliance website Background On 7 June, Unite the Union announced that its members working in security at Heathrow Airport would strike for 31 days over the summer as part of their campaign for a real pay rise.(Strike...
Workshop Summary: The Future of Aviation Amid Climate Crisis – 25th May
On the 25th May 2023, Safe Landing held a workshop called “The Future of Aviation Amid Climate Crisis”. This is our report of the output from the event.
Private Jets: Flying in the Face of the Climate Crisis?
Climate Protests Against Private Jets Last week, a hundred climate activists disrupted Europe’s biggest private jet sales event, the annual European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE) in Geneva, demanding a ban on private jets. Activists occupied...
Building links at PCS conference
Members of Safe Landing attended the national conference of the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) as observers, in Brighton on 23 and 24 May.
Sky News Arabia Interview with Safe Landing
Safe Landing member, Finlay Asher, speaks to Sky News Arabia about the future of aviation, air travel and tourism amidst a climate emergency.
Safe Landing attends “We Make Tomorrow” Conference
We attended the “We Make Tomorrow” Conference, organised by the Climate Justice Coalition, aiming to build workers’ power on the climate crisis.
From easyJet pilot to Just Stop Oil: Is this the UK’s most radical career change?
Safe Landing member, George Hibberd, dreamt of being a pilot since childhood, but gave it up over climate concerns.
Safe Landing Workshop: The Future of Aviation Amid Climate Crisis
Join fellow aviation workers to deliberate on the future of aviation in a world of climate crisis.
Expansion: Is Bristol Airport Big Enough?
Appeal Against Bristol Airport Expansion is Refused This week Bristol Airport has cleared the last legal hurdle in the way of its proposed multi-million-pound expansion. This is the final twist in a rollercoaster legal campaign that has featured tough local opposition...