Safe Landing - November Newsletter

Safe Landing has been at the forefront of the conversation around sustainable aviation policy this month. We were featured in The Guardian, Euronews, and on Ireland’s Newstalk Radio, discussing the potential impact of a ‘Frequent Flying Levy’ in Europe.

Therefore we were excited to receive an Expert Talk from Dr. Alex Chapman of the New Economics Foundation (NEF), who guided us through the recently published study on this levy. The findings reveal significant potential benefits for both emissions reduction and social equity.?

On Thursday, 14th November, Dr. Chapman lead us through the study’s methodology and explored the policy’s feasibility in the EU. Watch the recording here: https://safe-landing.org/expert-talk-nef

Coming up in November

• ALI Global Aviation Sustainability Day (Dublin) - Tue 12th Nov - Finlay will be attending, more info here.
• Expert Talk by Alex Chapman - NEF: ‘How to set up a frequent flying levy in Europe?’ (online, Zoom) - Thu 14th Nov 12:00 UTC - Watch recording here.
• Aviation Carbon conference (London Heathrow, UK) - 25 - 26th Nov - Sian will be on the contrail avoidance panel. Register here.
• Community Check-In (online, Zoom) - Thu 28th Nov 19:00 UTC - Register here.

On Thursday 28th November you are welcome to join our Community Check-In. Add all meetings to your calendar using this link. It is a great place to:

• meet like-minded aviation workers
• hear what Safe Landing is up to
• discuss relevant aviation topics
• find out how to get involved

Get involved

The Safe Landing core team of five is passionate and dedicated, but we can’t accomplish maximum impact alone. We need your help. Within your possibilities and comfort level, we ask you to take action and support us in our mission.?

• Discuss our positions - Host a lunch talk at your workplace to discuss Safe Landing's positions on key issues like industry growth, eVTOLs or Workers’ Assemblies. Talks can also be facilitated by our core team.
• Contribute to our positions - If you have expertise in battery electric and/or hydrogen aircraft, contact Finlay to join the discussion and help shape our positions at [email protected].
• Specifically for COP29 - contact Finlay if you'd like to contribute to our COP29 position on international aviation emissions: [email protected].
• Volunteer with our team - Bring your skills to our team! Contact Tom to find out more at [email protected].
• Help organise the first Safe Landing NL regional meeting - Please get in contact with Maxine at [email protected].
• Write a guest blog - Share your story about how you’re contributing to reducing the climate impact of aviation, either anonymously or openly. Or, write a relevant and in-dept piece within your area of expertise. Contact us at [email protected].
• Trade union member? George would like to hear from you at [email protected].
• Follow and share - Follow us on social media, such as LinkedIn, share our posts, and encourage your colleagues to get involved too.
• Talk about Safe Landing - Help us grow by sharing information about Safe Landing with your colleagues and network. Feel free to use our content and spread the word.
• Have other suggestions? - We’re always open to new ideas and ways to involve our community. Contact us if you have suggestions or want to get involved at [email protected]

Together, we change course towards a Safe Landing!

What Safe Landing got up to in October

• 3rd Oct - ‘Luchtvaart in Transitie’ annual event (The Hague, NL) - Read more here.
• 7th Oct - Participatory democratic process demo (London, UK) - Read more here.
• 8th Oct - Farewell speech Professor Paul Peeters (Breda, NL) - Read more here.
• 10th Oct - Expert Talk by Paul Hodgson - AIA: ‘Five Years to Chart a New Future for Aviation’ - Watch the recording here.
• 11-13th Oct - GKN International Assembly (Florence, IT) - Read more here.
• 21st Oct - Safe Landing feature in Nature Communications Engineering journal - Read more here.
• 22nd Oct - Safe Landing talk to tourism students (University College Birmingham, UK) - Read more here.
• 22nd Oct - Handover Aviation Manifesto (Den Haag, NL) - Read more here.?
• 24th Oct - NACO Sustainable Aviation Summit (The Hague, NL) - Read more here.
• 24th Oct - Sian features on the "Sustainability in the Air" podcast - Listen here.
• 31st Oct - Community Check-In - Register here for the next Check-In to join the discussion.

Paul Hodgson is the Technical Director of the Aviation Impact Accelerator (AIA) took us through the results of their recently released a groundbreaking report: ‘Five Years to Chart a New Future for Aviation’, outlining an ambitious plan calling for leaders to make structural changes in order to meet the net-zero target. Watch the recording here: https://safe-landing.org/expert-talk-aia

Safe Landing was quoted in this article in the Guardian (UK) and in this article in Euronews (EU) about a ‘Frequent Flying Levy” in Europe that could cut aviation emissions by a fifth. Finlay joined Newstalk Breakfast Radio – Ireland to discuss why aviation workers might support the proposals for a ‘frequent flying levy’. Listen here: https://safe-landing.org/ffl-newstalk-radio-ireland

odd was asked to explain why he felt we should fly less. The industry leaders gave their perspectives of why the “2050 roadmap” meant they felt we could continue growing the industry, unabated. Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGmbzLvd5Rg

Sian Andrews, SESAR Environmental Lead at NATS, speaks about "Why flight paths matter more than you think for climate change". Sian is a valued member of the Safe Landing community, and we appreciate the brilliant insight on sustainability measures within air traffic management that she brings! Listen here: https://green.simpliflying.com/p/sian-andrews-sesar-nats

Join our Telegram groups

For more regular announcements and updates, please join our Safe Landing 'Broadcast' group on Telegram: https://t.me/+RtIL7YaahdU1N2I0

For more regular contact with other community crew members, please join our Safe Landing 'Discussion' group on Telegram: https://t.me/+fGnKfd9i9kAyYTlk

We look forward to seeing you during our next Community Check-In on November 28th.?

If you have any questions, would like to learn more and get involved, please get in touch via [email protected] or hit the 'reply' button on this e-mail. We would love to hear from you! We encourage you to spread the word about our Safe Landing community within your workplace. Together we, change course towards a safe landing! Take care,

The Safe Landing Team