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Taxes

State aid to KLM flows to oil traders and Irish tax haven

Posted on May 25, 2020May 9, 2025 by Admin3342

To survive the corona crisis, Air France-KLM will receive a billion-dollar injection. Why actually? Ties Joosten followed the money trail and ended up in Ireland, where a handful of companies earn billions from planes that are not currently flying. (summary of a Dutch article in Follow The Money, April 30, 2020) No kerosene, but pay […]

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Capping flights, Let's cap aviation

Schiphol/KLM: smart international transport needed

Posted on April 28, 2020November 17, 2025 by Admin3342

The Dutch government wants to prevent home carrier KLM from going down due to the corona crisis. The transfer network at Schiphol must be saved in order to keep essential economic centers in the world accessible to top sectors in the Netherlands. At the same time, the Cabinet believes that sustainability and the environment must […]

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Campaigning, Climate, Pollution

Protestival weekend at Schiphol Airport

Posted on December 7, 2019May 9, 2025 by Admin3342

Many local action groups joined Greenpeace NL in organizing a well prepared mass-action. Everybody signed petitions, joined climate marches and went on strike for the climate. Now it’s time to take action together. On 14 & 15 December everyone can join the Protestival at Schiphol! Why Schiphol? Because this is the largest tax-free gas station […]

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Actions, Capping flights, Hubs, Politics, Your action

Schiphol serves the public interest by de-hubbing

Posted on November 30, 2019November 17, 2025 by Admin3342

On 26 November, we, a delegation of Amsterdam citizens groups presented their research report Aviation out of balance to the Commission of Infrastructure and Water Management of the House of Representatives in a petition. The conclusion of the study is that Schiphol serves the public interest by de-hubbing the airport. This improves the quality of […]

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Pollution

La Pollution Atmosphérique par les Avions

Posted on March 1, 2018November 17, 2025 by Admin3342

We found the following document in our archives, in this year that we exist 50 years. A speech on the occasion of our one-year anniversary, about the pollution of aircraft engines. Even if you don’t speak French, the tables are clear.

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Climate, Key Issues

‘For a song down the tubes’

Posted on February 22, 2018 by Admin3342

The plane, the means of transport that had to provide a closer world, threatens to grow into a climate killer. Can aviation be sustainable in time? Or should we restrict the sector? ‘For a snack to the Philistines’ is the literal translation of Google Translate of the heading of a Dutch article which says that […]

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Noise

Would a steeper descent help to reduce noise?

Posted on January 25, 2018November 17, 2025 by Admin3342

The next carrot the aviation sector is dangling, is a steeper descent during the approach of airports, this is an increase of the glide path. This slope is normally fixed by ICAO at 3° (52.5 meter per kilometer for the decrease in altitude). Increasing it to 3.1° (54 m/km) would mean aircraft would fly 36 […]

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Noise

Day Against Aircraft Noise in Germany

Posted on April 26, 2017November 17, 2025 by Admin3342

Here you will find a press release of today’s Day Against Noise, together with the list of claims of the Bundesvereinigung gegen Fluglärm, BVF, the umbrella organisation against aircraft noise of Germany. Both texts are in German. BVF-PM Tag gegen Lärm Position BVF gesetzlicher Schutz vor Fluglärm

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Actions, Emissions, Health, Stop Pollution

Health research UFP Schiphol

Posted on March 19, 2017September 15, 2025 by Admin3342

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Research health risks ultra fine particles around Schiphol Airport The Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment presented a research program at the Environment Council Schiphol on March 3 that should answer the questions about possible adverse health effects of ultra fine particles around Schiphol airport. Various stakeholders such as universities and health authorities are engaged […]

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Actions, Capping flights, Let's cap aviation, Noise & Health, Politics, Pollution

Petition against growth of Schiphol Airport

Posted on February 8, 2017November 17, 2025 by Admin3342

Citizens around Schiphol presented a petition to the Dutch parliament’s Lower Chamber WE Residents Environment Schiphol ASCERTAIN The development of Schiphol is not in balance with the environment because Schiphol Airport grows faster than agreed, while the noise abatement remains; From the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) shows that instead of a spectacular noise abatement by […]

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