Congress Must Act on Legislation to Prohibit U.S. Airlines from Participating
June 6, 2012 - The European Union’s Emissions Trading Scheme is an “ill-advised, legally questionable job killer for U.S. airline industry employees,” said Capt. Sean Cassidy, first vice president of the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), in testimony today before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

“Because the EU’s unilaterally implemented tax scheme could cost U.S. airlines billions of dollars in just the next few years, it could seriously compromise the economic viability of the U.S. airline industry and threaten the jobs of tens of thousands of workers,” Capt. Cassidy told the Senate committee members.
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