Airlines for Europe

A4E

A4E unites European airlines to take forward changes that will increase our competitiveness and result in lower fares and more choice for passengers.

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Lobbying Activity

Meeting with Elisabeth Kotthaus (Head of Unit Mobility and Transport)

21 Nov 2025 · Key concerns of A4E members during the trilogue discussions/ discussion of data that could have an impact on the decisions of the co-legislators.

Meeting with Giorgio Gori (Member of the European Parliament)

12 Nov 2025 · State of play and priorities of aviation sector

Meeting with Jan-Christoph Oetjen (Member of the European Parliament) and TUI AG

5 Nov 2025 · Air Passenger Rights

Meeting with Jan-Christoph Oetjen (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and

4 Nov 2025 · IATA working group visit - Air Passenger Rights

Response to Proposal for a Directive/Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on strengthening consumer protection in the digital environment (Digital Fairness Act)

23 Oct 2025

Response to - Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 2006/112/EC as regards the VAT rules applicable to travel and tourism sectors - Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 282/2011 laying down implementing measures for Directive 2006/112/EC - Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EU) No 904/2010 on administrative cooperation and combating fraud in the field of VAT

16 Oct 2025

Meeting with Ana Vasconcelos (Member of the European Parliament)

16 Oct 2025 · Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 (EU261)

Meeting with Christine Berg (Head of Unit Mobility and Transport)

7 Oct 2025 · Exchange of views on the drone sightings and their impact to manned flights

Response to European Strategy for Sustainable Tourism 2050 - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council and the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the EU Tourism Strategy

12 Sept 2025

Response to Evaluation of Directive 2016/681

5 Sept 2025

Response to Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on a “Sustainable Transport Investment Plan”

3 Sept 2025

Meeting with Eddy Liegeois (Head of Unit Mobility and Transport)

3 Sept 2025 · Possible measures to reduce disruptions from strikes by Air Traffic Controllers (ATC)

Meeting with Apostolos Tzitzikostas (Commissioner) and

17 Jul 2025 · Implementation Dialogue on ramping up renewable and low-carbon maritime and aviation fuels production in the EU

Meeting with Sophia Kircher (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and TUI AG

17 Jul 2025 · Air passenger rights

Response to First evaluation on the operation of the Innovation Fund - 2025

8 Jul 2025

Response to Legislative proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2003/87/EC, Decision (EU) 2015/1814 and Regulation (EU) 2015/757 on certain elements of the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) and of its Market Stability Reserve (MSR), relating to stationary installations, aviation and maritime

8 Jul 2025

Meeting with Henrik Nielsen (Director Migration and Home Affairs) and

1 Jul 2025 · Entry/Exit System state of play and next steps

Meeting with Moumen Hamdouch (Head of Unit Mobility and Transport)

10 Jun 2025 · Discussion about STIP and follow up of CEOs Roundtable of 16 July

Response to Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community

6 Jun 2025

Meeting with Chiara Galiffa (Cabinet of Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič) and

20 May 2025 · Trade tensions’ impact on the aviation industry

Meeting with Matthieu Moulonguet (Cabinet of Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra)

5 May 2025 · Exchange of views on the decarbonisation agenda and sustainable aviation fuels

Response to COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/... supplementing Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards measures adopted by the International Civil Aviation Organization for the monitoring, reporting and verification of aviation emissions for the purpose of implementing a global market-based measure and repealing Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1603

29 Apr 2025

Meeting with Pierpaolo Settembri (Cabinet of Commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas)

29 Apr 2025 · Exchange of views on current aviation priorities

Meeting with Peter Liese (Member of the European Parliament) and

27 Mar 2025 · Austausch

Response to Amendments to Taxonomy Delegated Acts

25 Mar 2025

Meeting with Jan-Christoph Oetjen (Member of the European Parliament)

21 Mar 2025 · Exchange on files concerning transport operators

Meeting with Miguel Gil Tertre (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Teresa Ribera Rodríguez), Petra Nemeckova (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Teresa Ribera Rodríguez), Sean Mernagh (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Teresa Ribera Rodríguez)

19 Mar 2025 · Priorities of the European Commission on climate and fair enforcement of the DMA for aviation

Meeting with Eddy Liegeois (Head of Unit Mobility and Transport)

18 Mar 2025 · Exchange of views on the European Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) and on the Carbon Offsetting Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA)

Meeting with Alice Teodorescu Måwe (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

6 Mar 2025 · 2024/0315 (COD) - Temporary derogation from certain provisions of Regulation (EU) 2017/2226 and Regulation (EU) 2016/399 as regards a progressive start of operations of the Entry/Exit System

Meeting with Magda Kopczynska (Director-General Mobility and Transport) and European Regions Airline Association Ltd.

27 Feb 2025 · Exchange following the launch of the Destination 2050 Roadmap review

Meeting with Maria De Las Flores Diaz Pulido (Head of Unit Mobility and Transport)

25 Feb 2025 · Cooperation for better network performance, Modulation of charges, Flight plan adherence, Most efficient flight trajectory, Summer 2025 and the cooperation ongoing with ANSPs, The indicators in the Annex of RP4 regulation.

Meeting with Borja Giménez Larraz (Member of the European Parliament)

17 Feb 2025 · Priorities in air transport for the new mandate

Meeting with Filip Cornelis (Director Mobility and Transport) and

6 Feb 2025 · DESTINATION 2050 updated roadmap

Meeting with Gosia Pearson (Cabinet of Commissioner Magnus Brunner), Mari Hamalainen (Cabinet of Commissioner Magnus Brunner)

5 Feb 2025 · Exchange of views on the Entry-Exit System (EES), Passenger Name Records (PNR) and Advanced Passenger Information (API)

Meeting with Eddy Liegeois (Head of Unit Mobility and Transport)

21 Jan 2025 · Introductory meeting

Meeting with Filip Cornelis (Director Mobility and Transport) and

10 Jan 2025 · Exchange of views on efforts to agree minimum standards for hand luggage dimensions

Response to COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/... supplementing Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council by laying down detailed rules for the yearly calculation of price differences between eligible aviation fuels and fossil kerosene and for the EU ETS allocation of allowances for the use of eligible aviation fuels

6 Jan 2025

Meeting with Ana Vasconcelos (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and

2 Dec 2024 · Accounting of greenhouse gas emissions of transport services 2023/0266(COD)

Meeting with Kosma Złotowski (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

27 Nov 2024 · Discussion on passenger rights after public hearing in TRAN Committee

Meeting with Borja Giménez Larraz (Member of the European Parliament)

26 Nov 2024 · Priorities for the new EU mandate from Airlines for Europe

Meeting with Silvia Sardone (Member of the European Parliament, Committee chair)

25 Nov 2024 · ENVI COMMITTEE

Meeting with Johan Danielsson (Member of the European Parliament)

20 Nov 2024 · Passagerarrättigheter

Meeting with Tom Berendsen (Member of the European Parliament)

5 Nov 2024 · Aviation policy

Response to COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) …/... laying down detailed provisions concerning the voluntary environmental labelling scheme for the estimation of the environmental performance of flights, established pursuant to Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2023/2405 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Flight Emissions Label)

22 Oct 2024

Meeting with Jan-Christoph Oetjen (Member of the European Parliament)

15 Oct 2024 · General exchange on current aviation topics

Meeting with Nina Carberry (Member of the European Parliament)

15 Oct 2024 · Aviation Policy

Meeting with Nina Carberry (Member of the European Parliament)

10 Sept 2024 · Aviation Policy

Response to COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) …/... amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2066 as regards updating the monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council

27 Jul 2024

Response to Fitness Check of the EU regulatory framework for airport capacity

6 Jun 2024

Response to COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) …/… setting Union-wide performance targets for the air traffic management network for the fourth reference period from 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2029

19 Apr 2024

Meeting with Wopke Hoekstra (Commissioner) and

20 Mar 2024 · Aviation Summit - EU 2040 targets implication for air transport : carbon market diplomacy, and how to ensure competitiveness and prevent carbon

Meeting with Magda Kopczynska (Director-General Mobility and Transport)

19 Mar 2024 · - Decarbonisation of aviation - Aviation market developments

Meeting with Jan-Christoph Oetjen (Member of the European Parliament)

19 Mar 2024 · Evening Reception

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulations (EC) No 261/2004, (EC) No 1107/2006, (EU) No 1177/2010, (EU) No 181/2011 and (EU) 2021/782 as regards enforcement of passenger rights in the Union

14 Mar 2024

Meeting with Jan-Christoph Oetjen (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and

22 Feb 2024 · Stakeholder Meetings on Passenger Mobility Package

Meeting with Aleksandra Baranska (Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič), Dino Toljan (Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič)

8 Jan 2024 · Decarbonization of the aviation sector

Meeting with Jeroen Lenaers (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and

23 Nov 2023 · API

Meeting with Magda Kopczynska (Director-General Mobility and Transport)

12 Oct 2023 · Introductory meeting and presentation of A4E’s priority areas, in particular decarbonisation and SAF, Single European Sky, regulatory environment (airports, connectivity, passenger rights).

Response to Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the evaluation of the European Union Agency for the Operational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (eu-LISA) in accordance with Art. 39 of the establishing Regulation (EU) 2018/1726

15 Sept 2023

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 of the European Parliament and of the Council listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement (revision of the suspension mechanism)

30 Aug 2023

Meeting with Adina-Ioana Vălean (Commissioner) and

23 May 2023 · EU-US transatlantic aviation cooperation, SAFs

Response to COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/... supplementing Regulation (EU) 2020/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council by establishing the technical screening criteria for determining the conditions under which an economic activity qualifies as contributing substantially to the sustainable use and protection of water and marine resources, to the transition to a circular economy, to pollution prevention and control, or to the protection and restoration of biodiversity and ecosystems and for determining whether that economic activity causes no significant harm to any of the other environmental objectives and amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/2178 as regards specific public disclosures for those economic activities

2 May 2023

Meeting with Rachel Smit (Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean) and

22 Mar 2023 · Meeting on MDMS

Response to Commission Communication on the creation of the Common European Mobility Data Space as defined in the European Strategy for Data

7 Dec 2022

Meeting with Ciarán Cuffe (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

29 Nov 2022 · Fit for 55 package including Sustainable aviation fuels (ReFuelEU Aviation Initiative) 2021/020(COD)

Meeting with Henrik Hololei (Director-General Mobility and Transport)

29 Nov 2022 · 1) SES2+ reform 2) RefuelEU

Meeting with Jens Gieseke (Member of the European Parliament)

28 Nov 2022 · Austausch zur Europapolitik

Response to Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the allocation of slots at Union airports (recast)

21 Nov 2022

Meeting with José Ramón Bauzá Díaz (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and International Air Transport Association

16 Nov 2022 · ReFuelEU Aviation

Response to Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council (…) regarding access to vehicle data, functions and resources, amending Regulation 858/2018 on the approval of motor vehicles

1 Aug 2022

Meeting with Adina-Ioana Vălean (Commissioner) and

13 Jul 2022 · Aviation Dialogue

Meeting with Søren Gade (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and Transport and Environment (European Federation for Transport and Environment)

5 Jul 2022 · Refuel EU Aviation

Meeting with Ciarán Cuffe (Member of the European Parliament)

6 Jun 2022 · Emissions Trading System for Aviation Event

Meeting with Jan-Christoph Oetjen (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

6 Jun 2022 · Dinner on EU ETS Aviation (2021/0204(COD))

Response to Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 95/93 of 18 January 1993 on common rules for the allocation of slots at Community airports (the ‘Slot Regulation’) to prolong the COVID-19 emergency measures and provide for continuing resilience and flexibility of the rules

24 May 2022

Response to Evaluation of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency’s (EASA) performance in relation to its objectives, mandate and tasks as set out in Regulation (EU) 2018/1139

19 May 2022

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on harmonised rules on fair access to and use of data (Data Act)

13 May 2022

Meeting with Ciarán Cuffe (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

10 May 2022 · Sustainable aviation fuels (ReFuelEU Aviation Initiative) 2021/020(COD)

Meeting with Cyrus Engerer (Member of the European Parliament)

3 May 2022 · Emissions Trading System

Meeting with Daniel Mes (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans), Stefanie Hiesinger (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans)

29 Apr 2022 · Exchange on the aviation proposals of the FF55 package. In particular, SAF double-zero rating under the ETS / SAF allowances, non-CO2 emissions and RED vs CORSIA SAF compliance

Meeting with Daniel Mes (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans), Stefanie Hiesinger (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans)

29 Apr 2022 · Sustainable aviation fuels

Meeting with Milan Brglez (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

20 Apr 2022 · EU ETS Aviation

Meeting with Jens Gieseke (Member of the European Parliament)

30 Mar 2022 · Austausch zur Europapolitik

Meeting with Ondřej Kovařík (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

9 Mar 2022 · aviation decarbonisation and consequences of the Energy Taxation Directive on airlines

Meeting with Jakop G. Dalunde (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur for opinion)

15 Feb 2022 · EU ETS

Meeting with Clare Daly (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

20 Jan 2022 · Refuel EU Aviation

Response to Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council to review the existing passenger rights regulatory framework

17 Jan 2022

Meeting with Henrik Hololei (Director-General Mobility and Transport)

14 Jan 2022 · COVID recovery; sustainability; passenger rights & international aviation

Response to Common EU framework for greenhouse gas emissions accounting in transport and logistics (possibly leading to a legislative proposal)

17 Dec 2021

Response to Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Union (recast)

6 Dec 2021

Meeting with Didier Reynders (Commissioner) and

22 Nov 2021 · EU Digital COVID Certificate, travel restrictions

Response to Commission Communication on a contingency plan for transport

28 Sept 2021

Meeting with Chris Uregian (Cabinet of Vice-President Margaritis Schinas), Despina Spanou (Cabinet of Vice-President Margaritis Schinas), Maria-Myrto Kanellopoulou (Cabinet of Vice-President Margaritis Schinas) and

1 Jul 2021 · Implementation Covid Certificate

Meeting with Anthony Whelan (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen) and

1 Jul 2021 · EU COVID Certificate

Meeting with Kurt Vandenberghe (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen)

28 Jun 2021 · Destination 2050 – A route to net zero European aviation

Meeting with Henrik Hololei (Director-General Mobility and Transport)

8 Jun 2021 · Fit for 55

Meeting with Gerassimos Thomas (Director-General Taxation and Customs Union)

8 Jun 2021 · Videoconference - Discussion on energy taxation and the taxation of the aviation sector

Response to Revision of the Regulation (EC) 1907/2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH)

1 Jun 2021

Meeting with Henrik Hololei (Director-General Mobility and Transport)

29 Apr 2021 · Update on aviation recovery

Meeting with Mauro Raffaele Petriccione (Director-General Climate Action)

15 Apr 2021 · European airlines and CO2 emissions

Meeting with Adina-Ioana Vălean (Commissioner) and

25 Mar 2021 · Conversation with A4E steering board

Meeting with Adina-Ioana Vălean (Commissioner)

25 Mar 2021 ·  Covid-19 travel restrictions, testing protocols and vaccination certificates.  Aviation decarbonisation  Air traffic management

Meeting with Henrik Hololei (Director-General Mobility and Transport)

23 Mar 2021 · aviation recovery

Response to COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) …/… setting revised Union-wide performance targets for the air traffic management network for the third reference period (2020-2024) and repealing Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/903

15 Mar 2021

Meeting with Stefanie Hiesinger (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans)

8 Mar 2021 · Presentation of the report Destination 2050, a roadmap to net-zero CO2 emissions from aviation by 2050, by the authors

Meeting with Henrik Hololei (Director-General Mobility and Transport)

3 Mar 2021 · Future of aviation

Meeting with Henrik Hololei (Director-General Mobility and Transport) and

3 Mar 2021 · SES2+

Meeting with Filip Alexandru Negreanu Arboreanu (Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean), Gaëlle Michelier (Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean)

11 Feb 2021 · Meeting to prepare the Commissioner's participation to the A4E event.

Meeting with Daniel Mes (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans), Stefanie Hiesinger (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans)

9 Feb 2021 · Climate plans for aviation

18 Dec 2020

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 as regards the capacity of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency to act as Performance Review Body of the Single European Sky

17 Dec 2020

Meeting with Frans Timmermans (Executive Vice-President)

27 Nov 2020 · Green recovery in aviation

Meeting with Henrik Hololei (Director-General Mobility and Transport) and

26 Nov 2020 · Aviation Roundtable Report

Meeting with Filip Alexandru Negreanu Arboreanu (Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean), Gaëlle Michelier (Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean)

19 Nov 2020 · SAF Alliance discussions

Meeting with Daniel Mes (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans)

29 Oct 2020 · Aviation in the European Green Deal