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...
Airlines for Europe (A4E) Cargo CEOs ask EU leaders for greater support in first-ever policy manifesto
Airline transformation efforts in sustainability, efficiency and digitalisation need political backing
Europe’s leading air cargo CEOs today unveiled a set of key policy asks...
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...
Aviation taxes requested by 9 EU Finance Ministers will not reduce CO2 emissions, says Airlines for Europe (A4E)
Statement by EU Finance Ministers requesting EU coordination on aviation pricing is full of flawsUnilateral national taxation measures such as those introduced by...
European airlines against proposed German climate tax on aviation
A4E statement on German climate proposals
A4E airlines are committed to achieving carbon-neutral growth. Proposals to raise aviation taxes -- whether on domestic flights in...
EU Aviation stakeholders sign joint declaration on the future of the Single European Sky
The signatories call on the EU Institutions and Members States to take the necessary steps to implement the joint declaration adopted today, outlining their...
European Commission report confirms stronger regulation of powerful airports would benefit European passengers by preventing monopoly abuse
Lack of competition gives large EU airports significant market power
Limited effectiveness of EU framework due to lack of strong mandate for regulators,...
The Airlines for Europe CEO meeting complains about ATC delays and environmental taxes, suggests improvements
At its annual CEO meeting held on 10 July 2019 in Brussels, Airlines for Europe (A4E) observed that European airlines will pay over €5...
Taxing Aviation is not a solution to tackle the industry’s CO2 emissions, says Airlines for Europe
EU Ministers meeting to discuss proposals for EU-wide environmental taxes on aviation in the Netherlands on 20-21 June.
A4E members including Europe’s largest...
EU industry efforts to tackle climate change undermined by flawed aviation tax proposals, says Airlines for Europe
New EU-commissioned report contains a flawed analysis of the economic and environmental impact of aviation taxes in Europe.
The aviation industry has had...
A4E welcomes the recommendations of the European Commission’s “Wise Persons Group” report on the future of the Single European Sky
EU ATC is in crisis and in urgent need of reform
Airlines seek more detail and greater involvement and ability to direct in...
Following record 2018 delays, EU member states approve weakest targets ever for air traffic controllers’ performance
Governments extend EU-wide delay targets from 0.5 minutes to 0.9 minutes per flight
New targets will lead to increased delays and more CO2...
The European aviation industry complains about the poor targets for EU air traffic management
Airspace users’ statement on the EU Air Traffic Management (ATM) performance targets 2020-2024
The weakest levels of ambition in the history of the Single European...
Airlines for Europe (A4E): “Europe’s inefficient airspace cost the EU €17.6 bn in 2018; 334 million passengers affected”
Air Traffic Control (ATC) capacity and staff shortfalls responsible for >75% all 2018 delays
Airlines for Europe (A4E) airlines working to mitigate passenger...
Airlines for Europe (A4E) urges EU to make aviation a future political priority; improvements in Europe’s air traffic management
Lack of airspace capacity, ill-suited policies and need for greater support on sustainability challenges are sounding the alarm bell for EU action
Improvements...
Airlines for Europe (A4E) commits to developing sustainability targets to better support EU goals; calls for smart policies and tailored research & development initiatives
A new study reveals European airlines have saved 20 million tonnes of CO2 emissions since 2014 (equivalent to 1.6 million intra-EEA flights, or...
Airlines for Europe (A4E) unhappy about yet another ATC strike, in Belgium for a change
400+ flights cancelled due to national Air Traffic Control (ATC) strike in Belgium tomorrow At least 50,000 travellers to be impacted, damaging European...
Hundreds of flights across Italy to be impacted by national Air Traffic Control (ATC) strike tomorrow
The first strike of the year follows 30 ATC strike days in 2018, with millions of travellers affected- The strike will take place between...
2018: Worst year in Europe for air traffic delays and flight cancellations in nearly a decade
Urgent need for Member States to remove political bottlenecks and enable a “seamless European sky”
Opportunity for EU Transport Ministers to take decisive...
A4E urges the EU to remove airspace inefficiencies
European airlines call on the EU to radically reform air space architecture and unlock more efficient routes to benefit passengers and the environment.
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