I am talking about that the industry is under attack, and we have to do something to show that we are taking the public opinion seriously.
That's the problem right there.
- The general public wants to be able to fly to places.
- The general public wants its conscience to be clean.
Ergo the perception that the public wants 'green' airlines, when in fact these two requirements are mutually exclusive. Taking such an opinion
seriously is the last thing the industry should do; pandering to it gives it credibility.
Frankly any money would be better spend by donating it to schools to promote the sciences (which are rapidly dropping off the agenda in the education systems in the western democracies) so that the person on the street
actually had a clue wtf they were talking about when discussing green issues.
But then again, an educated public is the last thing most politicians want.
pb