ELFAA CALLS ON NEW TRANSPORT COMMISSIONER TO REVIVE THE SPIRIT OF COMPETITION (13 January 2010). On the eve of Siim Kallas's hearing in the European Parliament, ELFAA is calling on the new Commissioner-designate for Transport to revive the pro-competition course on which the European Union embarked when it liberalised market access for air transport. view...

ELFAA AIRLINES COME TO THE RESCUE OF STRANDED PASSENGERS, URGING REGULATORY PREVENTION RATHER THAN CURE (17 December 2009). Following today's news that the airline FlyGlobeSpan has entered administration, ELFAA member airlines have again sprung into action to offer an emergency rescue package to any passengers who find themselves stranded as a result of the suspension of FlyGlobeSpan's operations. >>> view...

DISTINGUISHED NASA SCIENTIST WARNS EUROPE'S AIR SAFETY AGENCY AGAINST "RISKY IRRELEVANT" MOEBUS REPORT ON AIR CREW FLIGHT TIME LIMITATIONS. (4 December 2009). Distinguished former NASA scientist and Chief Scientist of California-based Alertness Solutions, Dr Mark Rosekind, has cautioned the European Air Safety Agency (EASA) against any rush to adopt the "risky" assumptions contained in the recently commissioned "Moebus Report" regarding Flight Time Limitations (FTL) for air crew. >>> view...

ELFAA CONDEMNS UK GOVERNMENT'S FURTHER SMASH AND GRAB ON AIR PASSENGERS (30 October 2009) On the even of the entry into force of the UK's greatly increased Air Passenger Duty (APD), ELFAA urges the UK Government to withdraw the swingeing increases to APD, which take effect from 1 November 2009. >>> view...

ELFAA: PRINCIPLE OF FREE AND FAIR COMPETITION SHOULD GUIDE AIRLINE RELIEF MEASURES (26 October 2009) Today John Hanlon, the Secretary General of the European Low Fares Airline Association (ELFAA), emphasised once again that the airline sector as a whole should be characterised by free and fair competition and that inefficient and ailing airlines should not be unfairly propped up by continuing state aid. >>> view...

ELFAA CALLS FOR BETTER OVERSIGHT TO PREVENT AIRLINE FAILURE

ELFAA members question need for mandatory airline failure fund (15 October 2009)Yesterday ELFAA held its Annual General Meeting in Brussels. The event hosted Brian Simpson, the Chair of the European Parliament's Committee on Transport and Tourism as keynote speaker. A central issue discussed was the consumer's protection in case of airline bankruptcies. >>> view...

ELFAA cements pan-European credentials by welcoming aboard Blue Air (1 October 2009) ELFAA is delighted to welcome onboard as a new member the Bucharest-based airline, Blue Air. >>> view...