Airlines for Europe (A4E)

Unusually, EU strategy shift mirrors European airlines’ wish list.

European transport ministers seek agreement on a proposal for reforms to EU261 legislation governing airline passengers’ rights during delays and cancellations.

Europe has a role to play as a sustainability driver, but the region’s airlines have cast doubt on sustainable aviation fuel targets.

European consumer groups have filed a complaint with the European Commission, asserting airlines charge undue hand baggage fees.

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%.

Many production projects are underway across the globe, but political upheaval risks affecting investment decisions.

Three years after the Dutch government first proposed a flight cap, plans for Amsterdam Airport Schiphol are still up in the air.

To ensure steps to reduce noise at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport are fair, airlines are looking into legal avenues.

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

A new study, commissioned by A4E, has revealed that the cost of doing business in Europe has tripled since 2014—and this figure is set to double by 2030.

Airlines say the step up to 6% SAF in 2030 will not be achievable without urgent steps to boost production.

Airline input is being sought on a long-awaited reform of Europe’s passenger rights rules, to make the 20-year-old regulation simpler and fairer.

The CEO of International Airlines Group—parent of British Airways—says he was surprised at the lack of resilience at London Heathrow Airport.

European airlines are worried that they will not be able to secure enough sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to comply with tightening European mandates, but they insist that does not mean they are giving up on their industry-wide 2050 goal.

Air France-KLM is eyeing a potential investment in Air Europa and is in discussions with the Spanish leisure carrier’s owner Globalia, CEO Ben Smith says.

European airlines say a 2030 mandate for SAF uptake may need to be delayed because there will not be enough of the alternative fuel available.

Industry says new legislation aimed at turning decarbonization into a growth driver does not go far enough in supporting green transition.

Europe resets its ingredients to achieve carbon net zero as the mission gets more complicated.

The European aviation sector said the Clean Industrial Deal for decarbonizing the industrial sector is “a positive first step” but urged further action.

Sustainable aviation fuel is key to achieving net-zero emissions, while hydrogen fuel takes a back seat.

A4E Managing Director Ourania Georgoutsakou discusses whether net zero is actually achievable for European aviation.

Reaching net zero by 2050 will cost Europe significantly more than previously estimated, according to an updated Destination 2050 roadmap presented by industry.

EASA is proposing a significant hike in its existing user fees and a new, longer-term, charge for airspace users covering air traffic management (ATM) work.

The European Commission’s commissioner-designate for sustainable transport and tourism has pledged to introduce a sustainable transport investment plan in 2025.

Airlines for Europe members want European Commission support for decarbonization and are frustrated by the faltering of airspace reforms.