A4E CEOs inject new impetus into airspace reform and call for new ways to finance air traffic management in Europe
A4E CEOs have said that multiple crises can no longer be used as excuses to delay airspace reform in Europe and now is the...
A4E CEOs call on EU to complete the single aviation market and to throw its weight behind the decarbonisation of aviation
Europe’s leading airline CEOs have called on European policymakers to strengthen and secure the competitiveness of European aviation thirty years after the single aviation...
Airlines for Europe bolsters technical expertise and strengthens leadership claims in safety and flight operations’ issues
Former IATA and DFS Manager Achim Baumann joins Europe’s leading airline association.
Working Groups on Airspace and Safety to develop major pillar, alongside...
European Parliament vote approving SAF allowances in EU ETS is an important step for aviation decarbonisation
The 20 million ‘SAF allowances’ passed in today’s ETS vote at the European Parliament are an important part in accelerating aviation’s decarbonisation. They will...
Airlines for Europe disappointed with the final EU agreement on the Single European Sky
Following the conclusion of negotiations between the EU institutions last night on the Single European Sky (SES2+), the following can be attributed to Ourania...
European Aviation Associations and EASA join to promote harmonised safe air travel during COVID-19
European Aviation Associations and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) agreed to strengthen efforts to ensure a consistent and safe travel experience for...
Europe’s aviation sector welcomes EU’s Digital Green Certificate proposal whilst urging wider restart plan
Europe’s aviation sector welcomed today’s proposal by the European Commission for a Digital Green Certificate system. This proposal requires EU States to issue common,...
Agreement on ReFuelEU is a step forward in letting SAF flow in Europe, says Airlines for Europe (A4E)
EU policymakers should now turn their attention to ensuring Europe develops a strong SAF industry that can provide enough sustainable fuel for airlines to...
Joint declaration – European aviation says “It’s time to stand up for the EU”
In two days, it will be 60 years since representatives of six countries, gathered in Rome and signed the treaty that established the European...
European airlines follow Ryanair in its demand for swift EU action to avert ATC strike fallout this summer
Europe’s leading airlines are calling on the European Commission to step up to stop escalating industrial action from derailing summer travel for millions of...
A4E CEOs lay out priorities in first meeting with new EU Transport Commissioner – TUI joins A4E
Dedicated EU industrial policy for sustainable aviation fuel development urgently needed
New cross-sector industry roadmap will contribute to Green Deal targets
EU leaders...
EU Transport Ministers compromise and agree to update blocked Single European Sky regulation from 2013
Updates will enable greater airspace efficiencies and reduce delays in the future
Regulatory update needs to be swiftly finalised for improvements to take...
A4E: “ATC strikes are destroying air traffic and economies across Europe”
300 per cent increase in ATC strikes in France versus 2017
24 strike days in 2018 have caused 5,000 flight cancellations and thousands of delays,...
A4E urges European regulators to extend airport slots waiver through winter 2020/2021 due to continued COVID-19 uncertainties
Continued flexibility is needed for recovering aviation industry to respond to unpredictable passenger demand related to the health crisis.
Extended waiver should be...
European travellers taken hostage in air traffic strikes: A4E calls for action
A4E calls for action plan to minimise strike impact.
More than 10,000 flights of A4E airlines affected by strikes in 2015. The French air traffic control...
EU should revise Airport Directive to save European passengers hundreds of millions of euros
Revised airports legislation would save European passengers hundreds of millions of EurosEurope celebrates 25 years of Single Aviation Market with lower airline fares,...
Abolishing aviation tax would boost German GDP by €67 billion by 2030 and create 26,000 new jobs
PwC study estimates an increase of 24.6 million passengers and an extra €1.6 billion tourism expenditure by 2020.
€1 of abolished air passenger tax creates...
The European Commission’s ambitious “Fit for 55” package must drive decarbonisation while ensuring a level playing field for EU airlines, says Airlines for Europe
Fit for 55 (FF55) policies should support future industry investments in new aircraft technologies and sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) – two key tools...
Airlines for Europe (except Ryanair) satisfied by EU Slots Relief Proposal
Airlines for Europe (A4E)* welcomes the swift agreement by the EU institutions to grant European airlines relief from the “use it or lose it”...
European Commission and consumer authorities combat misleading green claims by 20 airlines – A4E responds
In response to an alert from the European Consumer Organisation (BEUC), the European Commission and EU consumer authorities have initiated action against 20 airlines...