Single European Sky crawls back into the spotlight but it will not be in time for LOT

  The European Commission (EC) has finally started to act on the Single European Sky issue (SES) after years of trying to let individual states manage the gradual integration, which has proved fruitless in the extreme. The EC proposals include an independent Performance Review Body, the unbundling of support services, greater independence and competence for Civil Aviation Authorities, and the need for more consultation by Air Navigation Service Providers on capital expenditure. All steps in the right direction but hardly getting tough by any stretch. As governments across the EU and the EC criticises the aviation sector for its emissions and