- Executives who sell or use business jets expressed concern that a French proposal to tax corporate aircraft over greenhouse gas emissions is making their industry a “scapegoat,” following protests by climate activists in Europe.
- Kurt Edwards, director general of the International Business Aviation Council (IBAC), said this month the industry is “a visible target and it’s easy to criticize … for what other people perceive as the inappropriate use of these aircraft”.
- Private jets are 10 times more polluting per passenger than commercial planes and 50 times more polluting than using the train in Europe.
French idea to tax private jets causes turbulence
