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For immediate release Yesterday, the Board members of the Brussels-based Airlines International Representation in Europe (AIRE) welcomed Eamonn Brennan, the new Director General of Eurocontrol to their meeting. Mr Brennan presented his vision for the future of the...
AIRE 10 proposals on SES legislation (Charging, Performance and Network Manager Regulations)
• SES Performance scheme: Short term measures The current mechanism (Performance Scheme) which is a hybrid price-cap has not delivered the expected reduction of ATM charges paid by the airlines. The implementation of an adequate economic regulation...
AIRE Announces Rafal Milczarski, CEO of LOT Polish Airlines, as new President
Brussels, 23 November 2017 At AIRE’s AGM this morning in Brussels, Rafal Milczarski, CEO of Lot Polish Airlines, was appointed President of AIRE (Airlines International Representation in Europe). Michael Harrington, Managing Director of AlbaStar was appointed...
AIRE Member Airlines Call for Urgent Improvements in EU Air Transport Policy
Brussels, 23 November 2017 In a meeting today with the European Commissioner for Transport, Violeta Bulc, AIRE airline CEOs called for urgent improvements in the most critical air transport policies. They requested significant progress towards a more cost-efficient...
Open letter to the EU Council of Ministers – Implementation of regulation EU 458/2017, regarding reinforcement of checks against relevant databases at external borders
Dear Ministers for Justice and Home Affairs, The International Air Transport Association (IATA), Airlines for Europe (A4E), the Airlines International Representation in Europe (AIRE), the European Regions Airline Association (ERA) and Airport Council...
Vote on Aviation ETS in the EP: the ENVI Committee isolates and penalizes European airlines
There is a historical opportunity to address the aviation CO2 emissions at global level. For Europe, it requires that all its institutions agree to implement the ICAO Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) as a replacement to the EU...
Airlines International Representation in Europe (AIRE)’s arguments against the continuation of the aviation intra-EU ETS beyond the year 2020
In February of this year, the European Commission proposed to prolong the current intra-EU scope of the aviation Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS). The 19 members of the Airlines International Representation in Europe (AIRE) hope that the European Parliament and...
Airlines join forces and rebrand their Brussels-based association as AIRE
Brussels, 13 June 2017 Today, 19 airlines have decided to join forces under a new name. LOT Polish Airlines, Turkish Airlines, Ukraine International Airlines and the 16 members of the International Air Carrier Association (IACA) have officially transformed the...
EUROPEAN AVIATION SAYS “IT’S TIME TO STAND UP FOR THE EU”
For immediate release 23 March 2017 In two days, it will be 60 years since representatives of six countries, gathered in Rome and signed the treaty that established the European Economic Community – which over time, developed and expanded into the current...
EU ETS for aviation: preparing for ICAO’s CORSIA
Press Release 03rd February 2017 For immediate release EU ETS for aviation: preparing for ICAO’s CORSIA Brussels, 3rd February 2017 The European Commission proposed today to prolong the current intra-EU scope of the...