Articles tagged “european union”

Europe has now jumped ahead of North America when it comes to airline passenger rights, and with low cost-zero-service carriers ruling the skies there, these new rules are surely needed.

The new findings will be used to pressure the EU into implementing stricter scheduling regulations, a move that airlines will fight as it means paying more pilots for fewer hours.

Film-inspired tourism got visitors interested in New Zealand a decade ago, and other countries are slowly waking up to what a giant, organized business it can be.

The EU's attempt to clamp down on emissions has been roundly dismissed by non-EU nations. The remaining question everyone is asking: Will the near-universal rejection of these standards result in the UN acting on global standards?

Ready for another wave of large international airline consolidation? It will likely bring in the mid-east biggies -- Turkish Airlines at the front of that line -- with big pockets, at least in Europe; United States will have more security and political issues with foreign ownerships.

Ryanair is lots of things -- cheap, rude, penny-pinching, insulting, classless -- but it's likely not so stupid as to toy with safety issues like lack of fuel.

Nobody outside of the EU is fully embracing the emissions scheme and everyone is looking for a way to avoid implementing the rules. Obama will likely bow to industry pressure while promising lighter environmental restrictions.

The European Commission is reluctant to grant Ryanair any more control over Irish flights beyond its current fleet or existing 30% stake in Aer Lingus, but that doesn't mean Ryanair will keep trying.

Pollution levels in major cruising and shipping centers in the Mediterranean have had historically high levels of pollution but in the last two years sulfur rules imposed by the EU have improved matters.