Airlines for Europe (A4E)

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The airlines say European e-SAF mandates cannot be met and warn that other environmental legislation puts the sector’s competitiveness at risk.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
European airline CEOs meeting in Brussels say mandates imposing the use of synthetic sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) should be delayed.
Emerging Technologies

By Helen Massy-Beresford
As the Iran war disrupts Gulf carriers, European airlines are picking up demand and adjusting capacity but expect to eventually pass on fuel costs to passengers
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
The European Commission is laying the groundwork for a new EU aviation strategy.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
European airlines plan to meet in Brussels to call for a delay to a European mandate for the uptake of synthetic aviation fuel, Transport & Environment said.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
European airlines, airports and ANSPs are urging continued funding for the Single European Sky Air Traffic Management Research (SESAR) project.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The European Parliament has voted overwhelmingly to keep a rule requiring airlines to pay delayed passengers compensation after three hours or more.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Carriers say taxation hinders decarbonization efforts, but they are struggling to convince some governments.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Associations representing European airlines and airports warn that a Dutch government plan to hike aviation taxes starting in 2027 would harm connectivity.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Former Airlines for Europe managing director Thomas Reynaert will head up IATA's external affairs work.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Representatives of European airlines are sounding the alarm about potential increased fees for non-EU travelers to obtain the new ETIAS documentation.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
A4E member airlines are now applying a guaranteed set of dimensions for the personal item of cabin baggage that passengers can bring onboard at no extra cost.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
A move to include a cabin bag as standard in ticket prices would also hit airline ancillary revenues.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
European airlines say that a move to include a cabin bag for all passengers as part of the standard ticket price would reduce consumer choice.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Airline groups say the proposal overrides commercial choice and forces consumers to pay for an unneeded service as part of the ticket price.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
European transport ministers reached an agreement on plans to reform the EU261 legislation that governs air passenger rights, but airlines are disappointed.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
Unusually, EU strategy shift mirrors European airlines’ wish list.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
European transport ministers seek agreement on a proposal for reforms to EU261 legislation governing airline passengers’ rights during delays and cancellations.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Europe has a role to play as a sustainability driver, but the region’s airlines have cast doubt on sustainable aviation fuel targets.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
European consumer groups have filed a complaint with the European Commission, asserting airlines charge undue hand baggage fees.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford, Jens Flottau
Eurocontrol figures show traffic across the European network is up 5% so far this year compared with 2024, and flow management delays also are up 5%.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick, Adrian Schofield, Helen Massy-Beresford
Many production projects are underway across the globe, but political upheaval risks affecting investment decisions.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Three years after the Dutch government first proposed a flight cap, plans for Amsterdam Airport Schiphol are still up in the air.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
To ensure steps to reduce noise at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport are fair, airlines are looking into legal avenues.
Airports & Networks

By Victoria Moores
European airlines such as Ryanair are bracing for this summer's air traffic control delays to be worse, not better, than summer 2024.
Airports & Networks