Aviation workers for a sustainable future. Together we change course towards a safe landing.

Joined January 2022
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As Cannes wraps up, ex-pilots are calling to regulate private jet travel amidst a fuel crisis. Last year, 750 private flights to & from Cannes burned 2M litres of fuel, with most exempt from carbon tax. โ”Do you think we should regulate & tax private jets more? #Cannes #Climate
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"'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) โคต๏ธ buff.ly/O5lLBcn

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๐Ÿ›ข๏ธGrangemouth refinery closed last week, with over 400 jobs being lost in Scotland: bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm24โ€ฆ ๐Ÿ‘จโ€โœˆ๏ธ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
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'I'm an Aerospace engineer - Luton Airportโ€™s future lies in innovation, not expansion' buff.ly/SbYbdr9

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๐—Ÿ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—”๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ โ€“ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป, ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป โœˆ๏ธ Today, the UK granted consent to Luton Airport to effectivelyย double in size (from 16m to 32m passengers a year). ๐Ÿ‘จโ€โœˆ๏ธ Safe Landing respond: safe-landing.org/luton-airpoโ€ฆ
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โœˆ๏ธ It was a pleasure to give a guest lecture on the challenges and opportunities of โ€œSustainable Aviationโ€ to transport management students at the University of Surrey (@UniOfSurrey) on 6th Feb 2025! ๐Ÿ‘จโ€โœˆ๏ธGet in touch if you'd like us to present at your institution in 2025!
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โœˆ๏ธ Gatwick Airport Expansion - BBC Radio 5 ๐Ÿ’ก British Aviation's future lies in innovation, not expansion. Let's focus the pioneering spirit that built the Spitfire into innovating zero carbon flight. ๐Ÿ›ซ Airports must provide a clear route to market: youtu.be/jH88dMUMobg

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โœˆ๏ธ ๐—จ๐—ž ๐—”๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐Ÿ‘จโ€โœˆ๏ธSafe Landing on BBC Politics Show ๐Ÿ“บIs 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?
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โœˆ๏ธ ๐—จ๐—ž ๐—”๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐Ÿ—จ๏ธ Are we building the wrong type of airports? ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ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. ๐Ÿ‘‰ safe-landing.org/uk-airport-โ€ฆ
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โœˆ๏ธ ๐—จ๐—ž ๐—”๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿ—จ๏ธ A flight in the wrong direction? ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ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":
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๐ŸŽ™๏ธInterview with @Boeing Chief Sustainability Officer - Brian Moran ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ 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 - Brianโ€™s advice to young professionals
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โœˆ๏ธ New contrails report! Aviation's non-CO2 emissions account for up to 50% of its climate impact, but policy is lagging.ย  ๐Ÿค”What quick actions can we take to address #contrails? Thread ๐Ÿงต๐Ÿ‘‡ Read our #Contrails report with @Small_World_C here: opportunitygreen.org/publicaโ€ฆ ๐Ÿงต1/7
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Reminder of our expert talk later this week! ๐ŸŒ ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—–๐—น๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€: ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ-๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜…๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€โœˆ๏ธ ๐Ÿ“… Thurs 16th Jan 2025, 12:00-13:00 UTC ๐Ÿ’ป Register here: safe-landing.org/eco-anxietyโ€ฆ
๐ŸŒ Facing Climate Realities: Navigating eco-anxiety as an aviation workerโœˆ๏ธ ๐Ÿ”ฅ Expert talk with Caroline Hickman - climate aware psychotherapist ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Thurs, 16th Jan 2025, 12:00 UTC ๐Ÿ‘‰Register here: safe-landing.org/eco-anxietyโ€ฆ and join the discussion after!
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๐ŸŒ Facing Climate Realities: Navigating eco-anxiety as an aviation workerโœˆ๏ธ ๐Ÿ”ฅ Expert talk with Caroline Hickman - climate aware psychotherapist ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Thurs, 16th Jan 2025, 12:00 UTC ๐Ÿ‘‰Register here: safe-landing.org/eco-anxietyโ€ฆ and join the discussion after!
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โœˆ๏ธ It was a pleasure to give a guest lecture on "Sustainable Aviation" to aerospace and engineering students at the University of Sheffield today. ๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿ™‹โ€โ™‚๏ธ There was a great discussion with a room full of ambitious young engineers motivated to take on these challenges!
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๐Ÿ™ Thanks to University of Sheffield Aerospace Engineering Society and EWB for the invite! ๐ŸŽ“ We regularly give talks to groups of college or university students and receive requests from lecturers or directly from students. ๐Ÿ’กGet in touch to arrange this with us in 2025!
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๐Ÿšจ Reminder of our Expert Talk TODAY: ๐—ฃ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ด-๐—œ๐—ป ๐—›๐˜†๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฑ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป. ๐Ÿ“… Make sure to attend it in 2h time: Thurs, 12th December 2024, 12:00 UTC ๐Ÿ‘‰ Register for Zoom link: safe-landing.org/expert-talkโ€ฆ
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๐Ÿ”ป REMINDER of our next Expert Talk! โšก๏ธ Plug-In Hybrid Propulsion: Unlocking the Hidden Potential of Battery-Powered Flight ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿซ With Georgi Atanasov, from the German Aerospace Center (DLR) ๐Ÿ“† Thurs, 12th December 2024 ๐Ÿ•› 12:00-13:30 UTC ๐Ÿ‘‰ Register here: safe-landing.org/expert-talkโ€ฆ
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๐Ÿšจ Reminder of our Expert Talk later this week: ๐—ฃ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ด-๐—œ๐—ป ๐—›๐˜†๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฑ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป. ๐Ÿ“… Make sure to attend it on Thurs, 12th December 2024, 12:00 UTC ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿซ Hear from Georgi Atanasov of @DLR_en ๐Ÿ‘‰ Register here: safe-landing.org/expert-talkโ€ฆ
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