IAG CEO Willie Walsh Blasts Failure to Reform Europe's Airspace


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Reforming Europe's fragmented air traffic management systems would help improve the environmental performance of aircraft. But it won't change the fact that they spew out millions of tons of carbon dioxide every year.
IAG CEO Willie Walsh on Wednesday criticized regulators and politicians for their failure to reform Europe's legacy air traffic management systems, something that could help improve the environmental performance of the industry. While the European Union ushered in an era of airline liberalization, leading to the rise of low-cost carriers and cheap flights, it has been unable to do the same in other areas. The continent's air traffic management systems remain largely fragmented and tied to an earlier era of travel,