The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) today strongly criticized the dismissive remarks from the White House made earlier this week regarding business aviation.
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We need a clear endorsement by governments and all aviation stakeholders to venture beyond today's limitations.
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But if he were around today, we suspect he would have included the aviation business, specifically passenger airlines, especially in light of the spate of recent mergers.
But Paul Sheridan of Ascend, an aviation consultancy, says that worldwide demand for air travel is growing so strongly that today's order books represent only 25-30% of the planes that airlines are likely to need in the coming 20 years.
"President Jonathan assures air travelers in the country that every possible effort will be made to ensure that the right lessons are learned from the tragic loss of valuable lives in today's plane crash and that further measures will be put in place to boost aviation safety, " the statement from Jonathan's office said.
By 2030 aviation is expected to account for a quarter of Britain's total greenhouse emissions, up from around 5% today.
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