Safe Landing
@_safelanding
Aviation workers for a sustainable future. Together we change course towards a safe landing.
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๐จKeep Grangemouth Working March for Jobs ๐ Sat 3rd August ๐ 11am @ Grangemouth Stadium ๐March starts @ 1pm ๐ Buses will run from Unite Scotland offices if you come from outside Grangemouth ๐ Read our blog post on a sustainable future for Grangemouth: safe-landing.org/grangemouth-reโฆ
๐ค Dan Tipney, former airline pilot and member of the Safe Landing community ๐จโโ๏ธ, speaks to a Fossil Free London demonstration about London City Airport (London City Airport): youtu.be/mpp2z5-ZrNA?siโฆ
๐ง Finlay from Safe Landing gives his comments on the recent UK Advertising Standards Authority ruling which banned virginatlantic's advert about its transatlantic flight using so-called "sustainable aviation fuel": news.sky.com/story/blow-to-โฆ ๐
๐๏ธFinlay Asher, aerospace engineer, talks to The Standard's "Science & Tech Daily" podcast after Virgin Atlantic's "Sustainable Aviation Fuel" advert was banned for misleading consumers. โฝ๏ธ Read our position on "SAF": safe-landing.org/saf-position/ ๐งListen: youtu.be/0dKrs9vID1g
โ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฆ๐น๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐ช๐ฒ ๐๐ผ? โ๏ธ Should we design the next generation of aircraft to fly slower? ๐จโ๐ฌ Expert talk by Georgi Atanasov: aircraft design specialist at the German Aerospace Center (DLR). ๐ Thurs 12th Septย @ 11:00-12:00 UTC ๐ Register: actionnetwork.org/events/how-sloโฆ
We believe that eVTOLs are: 1. cool! ๐ 2. of benefit to electric aviation R&D โก 3. inefficient: an energy-intensive way to travel ๐ 4. ineffective: unlikely to reduce emissions ๐ 5. expensive ๐ธ 6. not the best use of money๐ฐ, timeโฐor talent ๐ฉโ๐ง Read: safe-landing.org/evtol-position
๐Join us at this The Consumer Voice event tomorrow!
๐ฃ Calling all Trade Union Members! ๐ฃ We want to work with TU members to table motions that are a win for aviation workers AND the climate. We also want to work with your union to bring about Workers' Assemblies. โ๏ธ Get in touch by emailing George at [email protected]