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IntroductionThe International Air Carrier Association (IACA) represents 30 airlines that operate various business models to cater for different demands in the travel market, including low-cost, seat-only and tour operator traffic. Their common feature is efficiency in...
International Air Carrier Association’s (IACA) input for the mid-term consultation of Directive 2009/12/EC on Airport Charges
1. Introduction The International Air Carrier Association (IACA) represents 30 airlines that operate various business models to cater for different demands in the travel market, including...
IACA’s position on on the European Commission’s proposal for a Decision of the Parliament and Council on the timing of auctions of greenhouse gas allowances (2012/0202/COD) and a Commission’s Regulation to determine the volumes of greenhouse gas emission allowances to be auctioned in 2013-2020
1. ContextOn 25JUL12, the European Commission announced a decision to slow down the release of auctioned CO2 allowances during the period 2013-2020. The Commission expects that this manoeuvre will create a temporary shortage in the EU ETS carbon market, thereby...
IACA’s position on the European Commissions proposal for a revised EU slot regulation
IACA accepts that a few elements of the European Commission's proposal could bring about benefits, namely, legal clarity for secondary slot trading as well as measures that give greater transparency to the work of slot coordinators. However, we are fundamentally...
IACA’s position on the European Commission’s proposal for a EU Regulation on groundhandling services
IACA welcomes the European Commission's decision to propose a new regulation on groundhandling services. IACA believes indeed that a Regulation provides for a better legislative instrument to deal with groundhandling issues than a Directive, as it is applicable in a...
Flight and duty time limitations and rest requirements for commercial air transport by aeroplane scheduled and charter operations (EASA CRD NPA 2010-14)
Position of the International Air Carrier Association (IACA) on flight and duty time limitations and rest requirements for commercial air transport by aeroplane scheduled and charter operations (EASA CRD NPA 2010-14) Background EASA received a clear mandate from the...
IACA Position Paper on Airspace Design, Utilisation and Optimisation
On 16 November 2011 at the IACA Forum, IACA organised a joint discussion on “Airspace Design, Development and Optimisation”. The objective was to make sure that the implementation of the Performance Regulation by the newly appointed Network Manager results...
Joint Airline Associations position paper on the revision of the Aircraft Noise Directive: No specific reference to night operations necessary
Joint Airline Associations position paper on the revision of the Aircraft Noise Directive: No specific reference to night operations necessary Joint position of the European Express Association (EEA), the European Low Fares Airlines Association (ELFAA), the European...
Joint Airline Association Position on Slots Regulation No 95/93
Regulation(EEC) No95/93,on common rules for the allocation of slots at EU airports is being considered for revision by the European Commission. The airlines represented by the associations whose logos are printed above do not see any need for a revision or any...
Alternative Dispute Resolution – IACA’s input to consultation
Comments on behalf of the airline members of the International Air Carrier Association (IACA) on the European Commission's public consultation on the use of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR).In January 2011, the European Commission's Directorate General for Health...