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Home / News and ViewsThe Single European Sky must become a reality for the sake of the travelling public, the environment and the political credibility of the EU
Tomorrow, the Commission and the Finnish Presidency of the EU are gathering more than 300 participants to give another push towards the long overdue implementation of a true Single European Sky (SES). AIRE welcomes this initiative and the joint declaration that 21 EU...
Airline passengers deserve better protection through an economic regulation on airports
The airline members of the Airline International Representation in Europe (AIRE) agree with the conclusions of a new European Commission’s report about airport charges that was released last week. The document finds that the possibilities persist for some airports to...
AIRE priorities for the new European Commission
Environment A unique worldwide off-setting scheme to address airlines’ CO2 emissions The airline sector is the only industry having volunteered to set up a very ambitious scheme tackling its CO2 emissions. The agreement within ICAO to set up CORSIA represents an...
Member States deny passengers and airlines much needed improvements in the European sky
Last week, the Member States of the European Union (EU) have adopted Air Traffic Management (ATM) performance targets at lower levels of ambition than have been set for nearly a decade. In doing so they protected the bad performing Air Navigation Services Providers...
Airlines urge the EU Commission and Member States to fix the ATC problem
AIRE airline members gathered at the occasion of the association’s Board of Directors meeting on March 13th and concluded they expect the EU Commission and Member States to remedy the lack of capacity in the European sky. European passengers and businesses deserve...
Global leaders of airline associations meet in Brussels for high level talks
Leaders from airline associations worldwide met in Brussels on January 23–24 at Eurocontrol Headquarters. Participants noted the importance of the airline industry internationally as a key driver of the global economy, with more than 3.6 per cent of global GDP and 66...
AIRE AGM “Urgent solution needed to solve European infrastructure in crisis”
On the 4th of December 2018, Airlines International Representation in Europe (AIRE) held its Annual General Meeting in Brussels and re-elected Rafal Milczarski, CEO of LOT Polish Airlines, and Michael Harrington, CEO of AlbaStar, as President and...
Joint Association letter on CORSIA
Commissioner Violeta Bulc European Commission Rue de la Loi 200 1049 Brussels Belgium Commissioner Miguel Arias Cañete European Commission Rue de la Loi 200 1049 Brussels Belgium CORSIA & implementation of Annex 16 to the Chicago Convention in EU Member States...
EMBRAER joins AIRE as Associate Member
Embraer has today joined AIRE (Airlines International Representation in Europe) as an Associate Member. Embraer is the third largest producer of civil aircraft and the leading manufacturer of commercial jets up to 150 seats. Embraer is also renowned for the excellence...
AIRE supports the European Commission and Parliament call for urgent action to eliminate ATC delays
AIRE members welcome the confirmation by Commissioner Bulc and EP Committee on Transport and Tourism Chair Karima Delli that growing air traffic should be celebrated as the sign of a healthy European economy and that infrastructure must adapt accordingly instead of...