Air travel – the cause of and solution to all of life’s problems!

CAPA ANALYST PERSPECTIVE - a new series where CAPA - Centre for Aviation's analyst team provide their personal views on a hot topic facing aviation around the world.

To paraphrase Homer Simpson, the fictional main protagonist of the American animated sitcom The Simpsons…air travel can easily be defined 'the cause of and solution to all of life's problems'!

Homer had been talking about alcohol and prohibition, but with increasingly strong environmental and sustainability agendas, some already believe that air travel could ultimately face similar pressures.

The 'Prohibition Era' was a period in the United States from 1920 to 1933 during which a nationwide constitutional law prohibiting the production, importation, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages was enacted.

In parts of Europe this year we have already started to see governments actively seeking to enforce stricter legislation that could ultimately restrict future air travel.

Richard Maslen, Head of Analysis at CAPA - Centre for Aviation shares his viewpoint.