The aviation industry’s new pro-flying website launched

“Flying Matters” is a new coalition of pro-aviation companies, unions and associations,
with the aim of seeking to “contribute to a balanced and informed debate on aviation
contribution to climate change, and …. ensure that within the public debate
proper account is taken of the economic and social benefits of aviation”.

The coalition attempts to show that aviation has a small – and reducing – impact
on the climate, that it makes a huge economic contribution, and that people should
be able to fly as much as they wish.

Their website is at:       http://www.flyingmatters.co.uk/site/uk/home

 

3.9.2007

Flying Matters says, under “Who we are”:

FlyingMatters represents a broad coalition of all those interested in supporting
sustainable growth in aviation including the business community, trade unions,
tourism bodies and a wide range of air transport users, in addition to the aviation
industry (airlines, airports, aerospace manufacturers and air traffic control).
FlyingMatters represents a broad coalition of all those interested in supporting
sustainable growth in aviation including the business community, trade unions,
tourism bodies and a wide range of air transport users, in addition to the aviation
industry (airlines, airports, aerospace manufacturers and air traffic control).

Flying Matters says, under “Overview”

FlyingMatters seeks to contribute to a balanced and informed debate on aviation
contribution to climate change.

We want to ensure that within the public debate proper account is taken of the
economic and social benefits of aviation.

We promote the technological progress made and being made to ensure flying is
as clean and quiet as possible both today and in the future.

We aim to demonstrate that the environmental costs of aviation can and are being
addressed effectively, efficiently and fairly.

We believe that in this way those who rely on and value the opportunities to
do business in the global economy, to travel on holiday, or to simply see friends
and relatives in other parts of the world, can be reassured that they can fly
sustainably.