Current issues

Airline Regulations

External Relations

• Liberalization of air services agreements
• Fair competition amongst all operators that fly between the same country-pairs
• Reduction of red tape; facilitation of doing business

EU ETS / GMBM

• Promotion of a global and fair approach to climate change mitigation through ICAO
• Avoidance of a patchwork of measures

Passenger Rights

• A reasonable compromise between passenger rights and airline interests
• Legal certainty
• Unambiguous and workable European Commission’s guidelines

Border Control / Passenger Data

• Legal certainty, simplicity, avoidance of unnecessary red tape, respect of relevant agreed ICAO recommended practices and standards
• Minimize costs to airlines

Security

• Simplicity, risk-based approach
• Terrorism-related security charges to be borne by States
• Minimize costs to airlines

Other Issues (insurance, credit card charges, taxation, health, social matters, etc)

• Avoidance of unnecessary red tape, strive for simplicity and efficiency
• Adherence to relevant international recommended practices or standards