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Home / News and Views / Press releasesAIRE, ACI EUROPE, A4E & IATA – Airlines and airports agree conditions for European winter slots waiver
Severe impact of COVID-19 and continued uncertainty requires the immediate extension of the current waiver for the winter season. Airlines, airports and slot coordinators have agreed on conditions that ensure responsible use of the waiver. Industry urges the European...
AIRE joins a united European aviation call for green recovery support from the COVID-19 crisis
With the gradual restart of air services in the coming weeks, leaders from over a dozen air transport associations1 representing the European aviation sector issued an urgent call for EU leaders today to prioritise specific decarbonisation initiatives in their...
AIRE: Airlines Decry Lack of Leadership and Clarity from EC Guidelines
Dear Media Colleagues, Europe’s airlines today issued the below/attached joint reaction to EC Recommendations on the use of travel vouchers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Please let us know if you require any additional information. Airlines Decry Lack of Leadership...
AIRE: Airlines welcome the decision of States to defer the payment of ATC charges
Eurocontrol Member States have approved yesterday a proposal made by Eurocontrol to defer the payment by airlines of ATC charges corresponding to the period February-May 2020. AIRE members are very grateful to Eurocontrol Director General Eamonn Brennan for his...
AIRE Member Airlines Call for Prioritizing Competitiveness in EU Air Transport Policy
In a meeting yesterday with the European Commissioner for Transport, Adina Vălean, AIRE airline CEOs called for concrete steps towards improving the most critical air transport policies. Airlines count on the new European Commission to safeguard through smart...
EU Aviation stakeholders sign joint declaration on the future of the single european sky
The signatories call on the EU Institutions and Members States to take the necessary steps to implement the joint declaration adopted today, outlining their shared commitment to improving Europe’s airspace. At the “Digital European Sky” conference, organised...
The 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...
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...