as the news has been saturated by this recent eruption we have heard the effects and the dispute between the airlines and the government but what are the facts and how long will the trouble last? http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/eu_volcano_science one of the problems caused by ash is the electro-static build up as is seen in one of the picutres in the above link.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100415/ap_on_sc/us_sci_iceland_volcano_airplanes