Aviation workers for a sustainable future. Together we change course towards a safe landing.
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Safe Landing retweeted
"'SAF' is pitched as a climate solution that keeps everything else - airports, aircraft and airline business models - more or less the same. But while the rhetoric can be high flying, the reality is more complex." - Finlay Asher (@_SafeLanding) ⤵️
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🛢️Grangemouth refinery closed last week, with over 400 jobs being lost in Scotland: bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm24…
👨✈️Finlay Asher from Safe Landing, spoke to ITV about what the closure means for the future of sustainable aviation fuel production in the UK: youtu.be/D09Gzzjs6FI
Safe Landing retweeted
'I'm an Aerospace engineer - Luton Airport’s future lies in innovation, not expansion'
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𝗟𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗶𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 – 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻
✈️ Today, the UK granted consent to Luton Airport to effectively double in size (from 16m to 32m passengers a year).
👨✈️ Safe Landing respond: safe-landing.org/luton-airpo…
✈️ It was a pleasure to give a guest lecture on the challenges and opportunities of “Sustainable Aviation” to transport management students at the University of Surrey (@UniOfSurrey) on 6th Feb 2025!
👨✈️Get in touch if you'd like us to present at your institution in 2025!
✈️ Gatwick Airport Expansion - BBC Radio 5
💡 British Aviation's future lies in innovation, not expansion. Let's focus the pioneering spirit that built the Spitfire into innovating zero carbon flight.
🛫 Airports must provide a clear route to market: youtu.be/jH88dMUMobg
✈️ 𝗨𝗞 𝗔𝗶𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘀
👨✈️Safe Landing on BBC Politics Show
📺Is expanding the UK's largest airports compatible with our legally-binding climate targets, do decarbonisation plans stack-up, and what alternative economic flightpaths could we consider?
✈️ 𝗨𝗞 𝗔𝗶𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘀
🗨️ Are we building the wrong type of airports?
🎙️Finlay Asher from Safe Landing appeared on BBC Radio 5 live to discuss whether expanding the UK's largest airports is a good idea for workers.
👉 safe-landing.org/uk-airport-…
✈️ 𝗨𝗞 𝗔𝗶𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘀🔥
🗨️ A flight in the wrong direction?
🎙️Finlay Asher from Safe Landing appeared on BBC Radio Scotland (@BBCRadioScot) this morning to discuss whether expanding the UK's largest airports will really deliver "economic growth":
🎙️Interview with @Boeing Chief Sustainability Officer - Brian Moran
🗣️ We covered:
- What motivated his interest in aviation sustainability
- Projects that Boeing are working on today
- Their vision for the sustainable future of air travel
- Brian’s advice to young professionals
The full 20 min interview can be watched here: safe-landing.org/boeing-cso-…
Safe Landing retweeted
✈️ New contrails report!
Aviation's non-CO2 emissions account for up to 50% of its climate impact, but policy is lagging.
🤔What quick actions can we take to address #contrails? Thread 🧵👇
Read our #Contrails report with @Small_World_C here:
opportunitygreen.org/publica…
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ALT 5 actions to reduce contrails’ climate impact Opportunity Green and Small World Consulting logos
Reminder of our expert talk later this week!
🌍 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀: 𝗡𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗰𝗼-𝗮𝗻𝘅𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿 👩✈️
📅 Thurs 16th Jan 2025, 12:00-13:00 UTC
💻 Register here: safe-landing.org/eco-anxiety…
🌍 Facing Climate Realities: Navigating eco-anxiety as an aviation worker✈️
🔥 Expert talk with Caroline Hickman - climate aware psychotherapist
🗓️ Thurs, 16th Jan 2025, 12:00 UTC
👉Register here: safe-landing.org/eco-anxiety… and join the discussion after!
ALT Safe Landing - Expert talk on eco-anxiety for aviation workers
🌍 Facing Climate Realities: Navigating eco-anxiety as an aviation worker✈️
🔥 Expert talk with Caroline Hickman - climate aware psychotherapist
🗓️ Thurs, 16th Jan 2025, 12:00 UTC
👉Register here: safe-landing.org/eco-anxiety… and join the discussion after!
ALT Safe Landing - Expert talk on eco-anxiety for aviation workers
✈️ It was a pleasure to give a guest lecture on "Sustainable Aviation" to aerospace and engineering students at the University of Sheffield today.
🙋🙋♂️ There was a great discussion with a room full of ambitious young engineers motivated to take on these challenges! – at Carlisle, England
🚨 Reminder of our Expert Talk TODAY: 𝗣𝗹𝘂𝗴-𝗜𝗻 𝗛𝘆𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝘂𝗹𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻.
📅 Make sure to attend it in 2h time: Thurs, 12th December 2024, 12:00 UTC
👉 Register for Zoom link: safe-landing.org/expert-talk…
🔻 REMINDER of our next Expert Talk!
⚡️ Plug-In Hybrid Propulsion: Unlocking the Hidden Potential of Battery-Powered Flight
👨🏫 With Georgi Atanasov, from the German Aerospace Center (DLR)
📆 Thurs, 12th December 2024
🕛 12:00-13:30 UTC
👉 Register here: safe-landing.org/expert-talk…
🚨 Reminder of our Expert Talk later this week: 𝗣𝗹𝘂𝗴-𝗜𝗻 𝗛𝘆𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝘂𝗹𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻.
📅 Make sure to attend it on Thurs, 12th December 2024, 12:00 UTC
👨🏫 Hear from Georgi Atanasov of @DLR_en
👉 Register here: safe-landing.org/expert-talk…