SINGLE SKY SPEECH
December 1st, 2001
BY KEITH NUTHALLEU transport Commissioner Loyola de Palacio has launched an aggressive rebuttal of claims by French trade union's that the European Commission's single sky initiative is an effective privatisation of air traffic management that will compromise safety standards.The conservative Spanish commissioner said: "Let there be no misunderstanding: the purpose of the Single Sky is not to boost competition or privatise air traffic control. It is particularly regrettable that some trade unionists are tempted to question the Commission's commitment to the ...
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