Brussels, 19/08/2005 (Agence Europe) - After the air crashes in Greece and Venezuela in August in which all passengers were killed (see EUROPE 9007), the Commission has issued a press release outlining initiatives already taken and in the pipeline to strengthen air safety.
The main new measures are: - increasing the powers of the European Air Safety Agency (EASA): in the autumn, Commissioner Barrot will suggest amending the 2002 regulation to extend its powers to airlines from outside the...