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European Cockpit AssociationCommercial Aviation is the safest form of transport – but only because for decades we have separated commercial and safety decisions. ECA, which represents the nearly 39,000 Professional Flight Crew from 38 European countries who are asked to deliver this safe transport system, call on safety authorities to put safety before commercial considerations.
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http://www.eurocockpit.be/index.php/communication/press-releases/787-volcanic-ash-clouds-mixing-commercial-and-safety-decisions-risks-lives
The union is angry that the European authorities has succumbed to pressure and delegated the responsobility to each airline. Airlines can now fly on their own risk. This is probably after mounting pressure from the large airlines, as Lufthansa, KLM and others has done successful test flights.
This could get interesting.