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According to the 70th Annual General Meeting held on 20th February 2023, AIRE elected Mr. MichaelHarrington as the new President of the Association, and Mrs. Özlem Salihoğlu, as its new VicePresident. Mr. Michael Harrington is the current SVP & Accountable Manager...
AIRE Position Paper on ETS Aviation and ReFuelEU
This document is the position on the revision of EU ETS and ReFuelEU and the impact it is going to have on aviation sector. Both documents are a part of the “Fit for 55” EU legislative package that aims to reduce CO2 emissions by 55% by 2030. Our main comments...
AIRE position on slot relief measures for Winter 22/23 in Europe
Brussels, May 24 2022: Members of AIRE were very pleased to see the publication of Call for Evidence regarding an update of the slot relief measures beyond the current IATA Summer 2022 Season. As the industry was hopeful for a good Summer with the vaccination rates...
AIRE Position Paper on de-regulation of employment in the airline sector
On March 14, the European Parliament Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN) invited Patrick Ky, executive director of EASA, to present the Agency’s report on interdependencies between socio-economic factors and civil aviation safety. The study highlights the rise...
Position on “Fit for 55” package
On 14 July 2021, as part of the Fit for 55 package of legislative proposals, the European Commission presented proposals for amending existing legislation and 4 new proposals, three of which will be processed in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure,...
AIRE position paper on so-called “ghost flights” and EC reduced slot utilisation thresholds
Brussels, March 17th 2022: As IATA Winter 2021 scheduling season is coming to an end, it seems appropriate to respond to the claims made by ACI Europe about the “protection” that airlines have been given by the European Commission and the Delegated Act that lowered...
AIRE supported joint letter to the EC related to prolongation of relief slot rules for Winter 2022/23
Airline Associations, including AIRE, IATA, ERA and others, sent this week their collective letter to Mr. Henrik Hololei (DG MOVE) advocating for the prolonged application of the emergency slot regulation. The associations’ call primarily concerns the winter season...
AIRE is among signatories of the Toulouse Declaration on carbon neutrality
4 February 2022 marked a new ear for the European Aviation. In Toulouse, European officials, representatives of ICAO, industry businesses and associations, joined online by countries’ officials from the world over gathered at the European Aviation Summit. The Toulouse...
Position on the revision of Regulation 261/2004
The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in an unprecedented decrease in Passenger demand and flying across the world. Within a few days in March 2020, air traffic was almost suspended worldwide and limited to repatriation flights. Airlines had to cancel many passenger flights....
How to improve air passenger rights during the COVID-19 crisis ?
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 Wednesday, 14 July 2021, European Parliament, Brussels Joint hearing Committee on Petitions and Committee on Transport and Tourism Right to compensation and right to information Rafał Milczarski President of AIRE Airlines International...