BATA News

01/02/2010: BATA Recruiting New Chief Executive

BATA is advertising for a Chief Executive to replace the Current Secretary General, Roger Wiltshire, when he retires later this year. Further details, including on how to apply, can be found in the Publications section of the Media Centre on this website.

22/01/2010: Air Traffic in UK Airspace - November and December 2009

Data, provide by NATS, for November and December has been added to the Air Taffic sheet available in the Industry Data section of this website.

17/12/2009: CAA Monthly UK Airline and NATS Flight Statistics Updated

Updated UK airline monthly data for September from the CAA and NATS statistics for delays and movments in October are now available in the Industry Data section of this website.

08/12/2009: Sustainable Aviation Response to CCC Aviation Report

The UK’s leading aviation environmental body, Sustainable Aviation, of which BATA is a member, today (8th December) welcomed the report published by the Committee on Climate Change and pledged again to reduce levels of carbon dioxide emissions substantially in the years ahead. Jill Brady, chair of Sustainable Aviation, commented; “Sustainable Aviation welcomes the report and the long term challenge that it lays down for the industry which we believe we can meet and go beyond. The industry takes extremely seriously its commitment to reduce the environmental impacts of air travel which is why, in its Roadmap published last year, Sustainable Aviation set out its pathway for how we could return CO2 emissions to lower levels. “We look forward to demonstrating to the Committee and the Government how the industry can meet this challenge, without the need to limit demand, through air traffic management and operational efficiencies, technology and fuel efficiency improvements.” The full response can be found in the Media Releases page of the Media Section on this site.

07/12/2009: Transport Committee’s report on aviation is ‘cool-headed and balanced’ - FlyingMatters

Transport Committee’s report on aviation is ‘cool-headed and balanced’ - FlyingMatters Commenting on the Transport Select Committee’s report on The Future of Aviation, Brian Wilson, Chairman of FlyingMatters said: “The Committee has clearly taken a cool-headed and balanced look at the evidence and reached the conclusion – like the vast majority of the flying public - that aviation has a vital economic and social role to play in the UK and internationally. “The Committee are right to say that global solutions represent the only realistic approach to dealing with the environmental impact of a mainly international activity. It is crucial that Copenhagen is the start of a process for achieving an international approach. Any approach must incentivise not threaten the technological improvements which cut emissions, many of which are already being rolled out or are in development. “If we do not allow aviation in the UK to grow sensibly and sustainably we will face economic pain for no environmental gain as people simply opt to fly from Europe or elsewhere instead of the UK. “The Committee are right to say that the environmental costs of aviation will be covered by the European Emissions Trading Scheme but it is wrong to ignore the impact of domestic flight taxes on ordinary families. The government’s own figures show that over a million people will be priced out of flying as a result of the APD tax hikes. That burden will largely fall on ordinary families who only fly occasionally while the well off will continue to fly as much as they ever did."

03/12/2009: BATA Response to Leaked Report on Emissions Trading

Responding to a leaked report that claims airlines will see "profits soar" from joiing the EU Emissions Trading Scheme in 2012, Roger Wiltshire, Secretary General of the British Air Transport Association said: “This is nonsense. Airlines aren’t even able to pass on the additional taxation and other costs that governments impose without directly absorbing some of these charges. Airlines operate and have to survive in a highly competitive market and it is simply ludicrous to compare the airline industry with the experience of the power sector.”

01/12/2009: Sustainable Aviation Manifesto Launched

The Sustainable Aviation Manifesto has been launched by the coalition ahead of the Copenhagen Climate Change conference later in December. The manifesto details the coalition's support for a "Global Sectoral Deal" for the aviation sector to be included in a post-Kyoto global climate agreement. A copy of the manifesto can be found on te Publications Page of the Media Centre on this website.