About: Aviation package
EU to bolster air traffic management to address looming crisis
The European Commission will unveil this year two key documents to improve the efficiency of the airborne routes to tackle the capacity crunch of European airports.
Qataris fly to Brussels to unblock aviation deal with EU
The Qatari Minister of Transport, Jassim Saif Ahmed Al Sulaiti, will fly to Brussels on Tuesday (10 May) to reinvigorate talks on an aviation agreement with the European Union, which have been stalled for almost half a year.
EU makes slow progress on aviation deals with Gulf countries
EU member states have not even started discussing the mandate for the European Commission to negotiate agreements with fast-growing aviation countries in the Persian Gulf, despite a push from Brussels to get the green light by early spring.
New airline alliance takes off, aims at airport costs
In an unprecedented step, Europe's five largest airline groups, including budget carriers EasyJet and Ryanair, launched a new alliance on Wednesday (20 January) to combat rising airport charges amid a fierce battle with Gulf rivals.
EU plans measures to even competition with non-EU airlines
The European Commission is considering new measures to tackle what it sees as unfair competition from non-EU airlines as part of a package of proposals unveiled on Monday (7 November) designed to boost the competitiveness of Europe's aviation sector.
Commission mulls new measures against aviation subsidies from third countries
The issue of subsidies and “unfair pricing” in the aviation sector will be an “important” part of the upcoming talks with Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Turkey, according to the latest draft of the aviation package seen by EURACTIV.
Parliament approves Alitalia request for EU aid fund
The European Parliament has approved a request to use the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) to help ex-Alitalia employees. EURACTIV Italy reports.