“Now or Never” for Single European Sky
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) warned that the Single European Sky (SES) project to reform Europe’s air traffic management system faces collapse if European states do not support the European Commission’s proposals to reboot the stalled initiative. “The European Commission has been trying to deliver the benefits of SES since the early 2000s. But […]
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 […]
IATA close to agreements in revised Single European Sky effort
IATA is "two or three weeks away" from announcing its first agreements with national air navigation service providers (ANSPs) under a revised effort towards achieving its Single European Sky (SES) goal. Speaking at the association"™s AGM in Cancun today, Rafael Schvartzman, IATA’s regional vice-president Europe, says: "It"™s good that we work together [with national authorities] […]
Europe faces an infrastructure crisis, SES is ‘failing’ – IATA
European governments need to help aviation overcome an infrastructure crisis, with congestion adding to problems stemming from a ‘failing’ Single European Sky (SES) initiative, according to Alexandre de Juniac, IATA"™s director general and ceo. The number of slot-co-ordinated airports is a good indicator, de Juniac said. "This tells us where there is not sufficient capacity […]
