Tag: airline regulation
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Why People Buy Fake Yellow Cards: Inside Ethiopia’s Fake Yellow Fever Certificate Market
Introduction: The ritual at the gate At Addis Ababa’s Bole International Airport, a curious, troubling scene repeats with sobering regularity. Before boarding international flights, travelers are supposed to show a yellow fever vaccination certificate, the official yellow card. In recent years, a parallel market has grown around counterfeit versions of these certificates, a gray area…
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Ryanair Goes to War with the EU’s Air Traffic Control: A Frontier in Aviation Regulation
Ryanair’s bold stance against EU airspace management Ryanair has long positioned itself as a disruptor in European aviation, but recent tensions with the EU’s air traffic control (ATC) regime push the airline into a high-stakes political fight. At stake is how Europe’s skies are managed, the costs borne by passengers, and the speed with which…