Airlines and airports decry unco-ordinated EU external border reopenings
Despite agreeing at EU Council level to a scientific-based approach and endorsing their own “white list” recommendation just one week ago, EU States are adopting extremely diverging lists. As a result, there is very little clarity and significant uncertainty on which citizens can travel where. This has effectively led to a patchwork system of travel restrictions and […]
A4E launches Air Cargo Policy Manifesto
European air cargo CEOs unveiled key policies for the new EU mandate in the first ever Airlines for Europe (A4E) Air Cargo Policy Manifesto. The manifesto outlines specific ways that EU policymakers can support air cargo carriers through efficiency, digitalisation and sustainability. It calls for harmonisation among member states when implementing EU rules on security […]
Italian ATC strike to ground airfreight
The first national Italian ATC strike of the year is set to take place tomorrow afternoon (January 11). Airlines are being forced to cancel hundreds of flights in advance as controllers at Air Traffic Control centres in Rome, Milan, and Brindisi go on strike, affecting both domestic and intra-European flights to and from Italy. Intercontinental […]
Why 2018 has been about ATC delays and flight cancellations in Europe
Air cargo operators will know that 2018 is shaping up to be one of the worst years on record for European air traffic control delays and flight cancellations in nearly a decade. Eurocontrol has revealed that ATC capacity and staff shortages led to a 50 per cent increase in delayed flights in October compared to […]
ACI Europe attacks “extraordinary claims” made by A4E
Airports Council International (ACI) Europe has hit back at the “extraordinary claim” made by Airlines for Europe (A4E) that airport charges have increased by 80 per cent over the past 10 years. ACI Europe says in reality the top 21 European Union and European Free Trade Association have increased charges by 25.4 per cent in […]
ACI Europe accuses A4E of being out of touch with reality
The creation of Airlines 4 Europe (A4E) has been strongly criticised by Airports Council International (ACI) Europe’s director general, Olivier Jankovec, who accuses them of not being in touch with reality. The new association, A4E, was set up by the chief executive officers of Air France KLM, easyJet, IAG, Lufthansa Group and Ryanair, to lobby […]
Airlines for Europe association launched
The association, Airlines for Europe (A4E) has been launched by Air France KLM, easyJet, International Airlines Group (IAG), Lufthansa Group and Ryanair, to lobby for lower costs and increased efficiency. It was launched on the eve of the European Union (EU) Aviation Summit in Amsterdam to lobby for the lowering of costs at EU airports, […]
