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15/11/2001 |
| One of the key fringe meetings at this year’s Labour Party conference was hosted by the AOA. Gideon Ewers reports from Brighton. |
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15/11/2001 |
| September was a busy month for noise legislation developments. The meeting of the Council of the European Parliament at the beginning of the month considered the amendments proposed by Alexander de Roo to the industrial and transport noise directive. Meanwhile, at the end of the month, the 33rd ICAO Assembly began with a definition of a ‘Chapter 4’ noise standard. Then, at the beginning of October, the European Court of Human Rights found in favour of HACAN and its efforts to ban night flights at Heathrow. Gideon Ewers considers the implications. |
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15/11/2001 |
| The attacks on America have changed the aviation world irrevocably. While the long-term consequences are yet to be defined, the immediate ramifications clearly include the crisis at Swissair and sharp contractions at other airlines and related businesses. Sir Michael Bishop, chairman of bmi british midland and a keynote speaker at the AOA Annual Conference, outlined his views on likely developments to John Frank-Keyes. |
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15/11/2001 |
| In the first of a series of occasional reports, Gideon Ewers considers the activities and prospects for the AOA’s general aviation and business aviation airport members. |
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