In December 2015 the European Commission adopted an Aviation Strategy for Europe, a milestone initiative to boost Europe's economy, strengthen its industrial base and reinforce its global leadership position. A strong and outward-looking aviation sector will not only benefit businesses, but also European citizens by offering more connections to the rest of the world at lower prices.

The EU Strategy

Delivered in December 2015 by the European Commission, the EU Aviation Strategy is dealing with:.

• to ensure that the EU’s aviation sector remains competitive globally and contributes to the growth of the European economy
• an indicative action plan composed of:
  • a legislative: proposal to review EU aviation safety rules,
  • guidance documents and
  • an evaluation of existing legislation.

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Single Market

​Single Market
The aviation market was gradually liberalised through three successive packages of measures adopted at EU level which covered air carrier licensing, market access and fares. So, decades of restrictions that had limited air transport markets in Europe and prevented cross-border investment by European airlines have been removed. Learn more

External Aviation

​External Aviation
The gradual development of a more coordinated EU external aviation policy over the past decade has been the logical consequence of the creation of the EU internal market and associated common rules. This has generated significant economic benefits. But the Commission has now come with fresh ideas to move forward. Learn more

Single European Sky

​Single European Sky
Something needs to be done about the heavy airspace congestion causing lengthy delays on many European flights, and the strain on airport capacity due to the projected increase in traffic. This is the aim of the ambitious initiative for a Single European Sky (SES), launched in 2004. A second package of measures, known as SES II, followed in 2009 and had a greater emphasis on environment and cost efficiency.  We are now looking at whether further measures are necessary. Learn more

SESAR

​SESAR
The technology required for the future Single Sky is provided through the air traffic management research programme SESAR, which aims to modernise infrastructure and raise efficiency by optimising capacity - and so enable the SES to become a reality. Learn more

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News


European Commission is looking for experts in performance and economic regulation of air navigation services
21/12/2016
Aviation Safety: Commission removes all Kazakh airlines from EU Air Safety List
08/12/2016
Drones: Commissioner Bulc presents plans for the creation of a European drone services market
23/11/2016
Commission welcomes landmark international agreement to curb aviation emissions
07/10/2016

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Events


Saving lives with safety information: The impact of implementing a Just Culture in aviation
01/10/2015
EU-ASEAN Aviation Summit
11/02/2014 - 12/02/2014
Pilot Common Project Consultation Workshop
03/02/2014
Workshop on "Civil aviation accident emergency plan at national level"
31/01/2014

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Public consultations


Safe separation of aircraft through interoperable surveillance systems
20/12/2016 - 12/01/2017
Ex-post Evaluation of the Single European Sky (SES) Performance and Charging Schemes
07/06/2016 - 04/09/2016
Aviation package for improving the competitiveness of the EU Aviation sector
19/03/2015 - 10/06/2015
The European Commission invites interested parties to comment on Market access restrictions for groundhandling at Zagreb International Airport
16/10/2014 - 25/10/2014

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