Enough Already.

BYLINE: Robert W. Moorman

Two months ago, I wrote about the green movement and in it the air transport industry''s involvement. Because of space constraints, I didn''t include the downside issue of unreasonable, possibly unworkable environmentally related demands on industry by various governments.

Demands that could be based more on a political agenda than sound science. A good case in point is what is happening to airlines at Frankfurt Airport regarding a severe limit on nighttime flights.

A quick backgrounder is needed. Fraport, which manages Frankfurt Airport, reached an agreement last year with the local governments surrounding the airport to …