Delta, Emirates, Etihad, United Aeroflot and All Nippon Airways, were among the first airlines to receive EASA’s new single air safety authorization as part of the first 22 authorisations for countries outside of the EU. The new single certification replaces the compliance schemes of the 32 EASA member states, enabling operators from outside the EU to undergo one compliance process. By 2016 all non-EU airlines will have to hold the new EU-wide authorization. 700 carriers from more than 100 countries have applied to be authorized to fly in EU.
CBI: £31 billion cost to UK trade while waiting for new runway to be built
Over the time it takes to build a new runway at Heathrow, the United Kingdom could lose up to £31billion in trade by 2030 because of the failure to increase flights to the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) countries alone, according to new CBI research.
Demonstrating the stark need to get on and deliver on the recommendations of the Airports Commission, the UK’s leading business group published figures to show how much the inability to grow flights will cost the UK in lost trade. If there are delays to getting new runway capacity up and running beyond 2030, the annual cost to the UK economy in lost trade with the BRIC countries alone - on top of £31 billion - could be up to an additional £5.3 billion, which will rise each subsequent year. That would equate to more than £600,000 every hour.
The CBI backs the third runway at Heathrow and is piling on the pressure for the UK government to make a swift decision in 2015 on the matter.