After a spate of crashes worldwide this month, it makes sense
that there is more attention on airline safety now than at any time
since the days following 9/11.
Not for the first time, opponent pleas for more time to review
plans affecting a Chicago airport have been rejected. This time,
the moves affects airport construction, not destruction -- and the
word came from the FAA, not city hall.
Responding to increased pressure from the governing body of the
European Union after deadly air crashes in Greece and Venezuela, EU
members France and Belgium announced plans to create "blacklists"
of risky air carriers flying throughout Europe.