Reapertura del cielo europeo

El Consejo Internacional de Aeropuertos (ACI Europe), la Asociación Internacional de Transporte Aéreo (IATA) y Airlines for Europe (A4E), en representación de los aeropuertos y las aerolíneas europeas, han aplaudido y amplificado la llamada de la Comisión Europea al levantamiento completo este lunes de las restricciones de vuelos y cuarentenas dentro de Europa y a […]

Las aerolíneas condenan la falta de liderazgo y claridad de la Comisión Europea sobre el uso de los vales de viaje

Airlines for Europe (A4E), Airlines International Representation in Europe (AIRE), European Regions Airline Association (ERA) y la Asociación de Transporte Aéreo Internacional (IATA, por sus siglas en inglés), en representación de los intereses del colectivo de las aerolíneas europeas, han condenado la falta de claridad en las recomendaciones no vinculantes de la Comisión Europea sobre […]

Airlines Disappointed with European Commission Guidelines on EU261

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and Airlines for Europe (A4E), reacted with dismay to the European Commission’s new guidelines on the application of the EU261 passenger rights regime. The new guidelines are disappointing and unhelpful, falling far short of the simple and temporary alleviation airlines had requested for: Recognition that no compensation is due […]

Air France-KLM group chief executive Ben Smith appointed A4E 2020 chairman

Ahead of the annual A4E Aviation Summit in Brussels today, we speak to the association’s incoming chairman – Air France-KLM group chief executive Ben Smith – about the key challenges facing the European airline sector and the role A4E can play for its members. What do you hope to achieve as Chairman of A4E? I […]

TUI joins airline industry group A4E as sustainability shoots up the agenda

TUI’s move to join the Airlines for Europe (A4E) industry association at the end of 2019 came after the leisure giant decided to seek a louder lobbying voice on pressing issues such as sustainability and taxation. The European group’s chief executive for airlines, Kenton Jarvis, tells FlightGlobal that joining A4E gives TUI’s five operators – […]

La aviación europea fija la descarbonización de la industria en 2050

El presidente de Ryanair, Michael O’Leary, dijo este martes en Bruselas que la aviación europea tiene previsto conseguir la descarbonización de la industria en 2050 con el reemplazo del carbono por otros combustibles de aviación sostenibles. «Nos comprometemos a alcanzar la neutralidad de carbono en 2050», aseguró O’Leary, quien añadió que la industria de la […]

European carriers renew call to speed up airspace modernization

Airlines for Europe (A4E) has renewed calls to speed up airspace modernization as structural air traffic control (ATC) issues—including capacity issues and staff shortages—have contributed to a 114% increase in airline delay minutes in the first half of 2019 compared with 2017. ATC capacity and staff shortages were responsible for more than 70% of all […]