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The prospect of a worldwide carbon tax for airline passengers is gathering pace after the Australian government demanded the inclusion of the aviation industry in the global climate change treaty.

The Australian administration has proposed that airlines are set a carbon dioxide reduction target as part of the treaty that will emerge from the Copenhagen summit this year. The latest plan would see responsibility for any aviation deal handed over to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, which is overseeing the treaty talks.
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THE Civil Aviation Safety Authority’s new boss is reviewing all activities at the regulator to ensure they contribute to aviation safety as conditions in the industry continue to tighten.

On his first day in the job, CASA chief executive John McCormick beefed up a review to ensure that the air safety regulator’s resources were being directed towards its key function.

And he indicated in Sydney this week that non-safety activities would be given short-shrift under his regime.

“Like everything else in this sort of economic climate we’re in today, we’ve got to go back and critically look at what we’re doing and why we’re doing it,” he said.

“Our job boils down to regulating aviation safety and if it’s a function within CASA that is not contributing to safety or contributing to the support of the people who are contributing to safety, then it’s not a job that CASA should be doing.”
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