!!!  ELFAA Airspace Manifesto  !!!

(26 March 2008)

ELFAA CALLS FOR A REVIEW OF AIR NAVIGATION SERVICES IN POLAND. TESTIFIES BEFORE POLISH PARLIAMENT (24 July 2008). ELFAA appeared today before the Air Transport Committee of the Polish Parliament to complain about the abusive pricing policy of the Polish Air Navigation Services Agency (PANSA). ELFAA called for a detailed review of PANSA's cost base and charges, as well as for more efficiency in PANSA's operations. >>> view...

ELFAA CONDEMNS VERDICT ON DUTCH TRAVEL TAX (17 July 2008). ELFAA today strongly condemned Dutch court's decision in appeal, by which the court decision in first instance to allow a travel tax on departing passengers in the Netherlands to continue was upheld.  >>> view...

LOW FARES AIRLINES WITHDRAW THEIR SUPPORT FOR INCLUSION OF AVIATION IN EU ETS, AS NOW PROPOSED (14 July 2008). ELFAA strongly criticises the second reading vote in the European Parliament on the proposal to include aviation in the EU ETS for taking no account of the changed economic realities in which airlines now operate. >>> view...

MIXED FEELINGS ON THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT'S VOTE ON THE REVISION OF THE THIRD LIBERALISATION PACKAGE (9 July 2008). The outcome of European Parliament's vote today, on the so-called Revision of the Third Liberalisation Package, offers ELFAA some comfort on one hand and causes serious concern on the other. >>> view...

ELFAA WELCOMES EUROPEAN COMMISSION'S PROPOSAL TO REVISE SINGLE EUROPEAN SKY (25 June 2008). ELFAA today gave a warm welcome to the Commission's proposal for the second package of the Single European Sky (SES II).  >>> view...

ELFAA URGES EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT TO FACE NEW REALITY ON ETS CAUSED BY TRIPLING OF OIL PRICE (3 June 2008). Ahead of the vote in the European Parliament on the proposed inclusion of aviation into the European ETS, ELFAA today called on MEPs to be true to the intention of ETS, and use it as to cap emissions, not raise revenue. The tripling of the price of oil will be the backdrop to the MEPs’ vote, but ELFAA believes they need to recognise what this means for airlines.  >>> view...

ELFAA CALLS ON EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT TO ENSURE EMISSIONS TRADING INCENTIVISES RATHER THAN PUNISHES AIRLINES (27 May 2008). Following today's vote in the European Parliament's Environment Committee on the proposed inclusion of aviation into the European Emissions Trading Scheme, ELFAA calls on the European Parliament not to punish an indsutry that is already investing billions into new technology to reduce emissions.  >>> view...

ELFAA WELCOMES Jet2.com AS A NEW AIRLINE MEMBER (22 April 2008). ELFAA is pleased to announce that Jet2.com will be joining ELFAA, becoming the 12th airline member of the Association  >>> view...

ELFAA WELCOMES EC OFFICIAL STATEMENT: ALL ENVIRONMENTAL TAXES SHOULD BE REVOKED UPON INCLUSION OF AVIATION IN EU ETS (16 April 2008). ELFAA welcomes the statement by Olivier Onidi, EC Head of Unit, Internal Market, Air Transport Agreements and Multilateral Relations, at a recent industry gathering in Malta, that upon the inclusion of aviation in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme, all other environmental taxes on aviation should be dropped  >>> view...

ELFAA WELCOMES CLICKAIR AS A NEW MEMBER (14 April 2008).  ELFAA today annouces a new airline member, clickair, bringing the membership to a total of 11 airlines. >>> view...