The so-called flygskamers, or ‘flight-shamers’, are everywhere. The flight shaming movement initially started in Sweden, then proceeded to spread its wings (ironically, at first) across Europe.
[Reportage] Hansen: China Gewënner vun Airbus-Boeing Handelssträit
Dëse Reportage gouf fir RTL Radio Lëtzebuerg produzéiert ginn, an ass de 6. November iwwerdroe ginn. Den Handelssträit zwëschen den USA an der Europäescher Unioun gëtt momentan intensiv iwwer d’Entreprisen Boeing an Airbus gefourt. Béid Säiten si bereed Strofzëll ze erhéigen, mat kengem direkte Kompromëss en vue. D’leschte Mount huet d’Administratioun vum Donald Trump sech […]
EU elites use more private jets as they tax flying for others
“Climate action” politicians are collapsing under the weight of their own hypocrisy. The European moraliser Think Paris Climate Accord, renewable energy, hybrid cars, Greta Thunberg. All either a product of or very popular in Europe. Environmentalists in the United States are looking up to the courage of European politicians to solve climate change, be it […]
Policy Primer on supersonic air travel released
In the context of my work for the Consumer Choice Center, I co-authored a new policy primer on supersonic air travel in Europe, together with the CCC’s Senior European Affairs Manager Luca Bertoletti. You can read the full report here.
Permettons à l’Europe de redevenir supersonique
De nos jours, les temps de vol sont en fait plus longs qu’il y a 60 ans. Compte tenu des avancées technologiques actuelles, il est grand temps de (re)donner leur chance aux avions supersoniques.
Make planes more efficient… by using them!
Growing up, I lived next to an airport. It isn’t an airport that does connecting flights, nor does it allow for night flights. However, arrivals and departures are audible, and during the occasional military airplane test run, the windows tend to vibrate accordingly. Both my parents and I recognize that things have changed over the […]
Don’t follow Europe on the anti-flight craze
While the Conservative leadership race dominates the news in the UK, the European Union is continuing to regulate as usual. At a recent European Council, the Netherlands proposed an EU departure tax, which would add a levy of €7 (£6.25) to every flight departing from an airport inside of a member state. The tax has […]
[Video] Hands off my cheap flights
Click down below to see my latest video on EU Updates. I’m addressing the proposal for new flight taxes in the European Council.
Le vol, c’est mal
Le secteur de l’aviation est critiqué en permanence par des acteurs politiques et des activistes environnementaux. En Suède, le secteur a même annoncé des difficultés financières en raison du “flygskam” ou du “smygflyga”. Les mots décrivent le phénomène d’humiliation des consommateurs qui se décident de prendre l’avion, et que par conséquent, s’ils le font, ils […]
Allow Europe to go supersonic
When France built its high-speed rail network, it revolutionised the way we looked at train travel. What takes 4-5 hours by long-distance bus from Brussels to Paris can now be completed in just over an hour with a Thalys train. Dumping slow regional trains for fast and futuristic new models has brought more comfort and […]
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