“The ash plume can travel, and the hazard to aviation is real, ... To individuals, it's more of an annoyance -- could be an extreme annoyance if a lot of ash comes out.”
Bill Steele
“Air travel is a dangerous business in Peru ... What can we expect when so little is invested in aviation?”
Jacques Rodrich
“The Department of Transport's own models on aviation growth show dramatic reductions in air travel when assumptions are added for fuel taxes and other factors,”
Tony Juniper
“Aviation is proof that given, the will, we have the capacity to achieve the impossible.”
Edward Vernon Rickenbacker
“The mastery of the turn is the story of how aviation became practical as a means of transportation. It is the story of how the world became small.”
William Langewiesche
“There is no international agreement to introduce emissions trading for global aviation and we do not want the EU scheme to be sidelined by international disputes or for EU airlines competitiveness to be jeopardized.”
Andrew Sentance
“The emissions trading scheme must be given every opportunity to succeed, ... Increasing taxes on aviation is a blunt way of placing additional costs on the industry without offering any guarantee of a reduction in emissions.”