Press releases

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Press Release 07th October 2016 For immediate release IACA welcomes the historic ICAO agreement on aviation CO2 emissions The International Air Carrier Association (IACA) congratulates the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and its Member States for...

Press Release   10th June 2016 For immediate release   Step forward towards legal clarity in the field of air passenger rights   Brussels, 10th June 2016   The International Air Carrier Association (IACA) welcomes the publication today of the...

  Press Release Aassociations call on the Dutch Presidency to drive forward the EU Aviation Strategy Amsterdam, Wednesday 20 January 2016 On the eve of the EU Aviation Summit, the European airspace user associations (AEA, EBAA, EEA, ELFAA, ERA and IACA *) are...