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Airports Council International - European Region

ACI EUROPE

Airports Council International - European Region represents the interests of European airport operators.

Lobbying Activity

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

19 Dec 2025 · Development of biometric solutions at European airports

Meeting with Filip Cornelis (Director Mobility and Transport) and

27 Nov 2025 · Structured Dialogue meeting, focusing on current policy developments in aviation, and suggested recommendations from airline industry

Meeting with Gzim Ocakoglu (Acting Head of Unit Mobility and Transport)

30 Oct 2025 · External aviation policy and aviation agreements

Meeting with Filip Cornelis (Director Mobility and Transport)

15 Oct 2025 · Exchange on current aviation topics and EU initiatives of interest to airports

Airport industry urges EU funding for dual-use infrastructure upgrades

13 Oct 2025
Topic — EU regulation on harmonising procedures to facilitate military transport movements across Europe.
Message — The organisation requests common safety approvals for civil and military aircraft, infrastructure upgrades at dual-use airports, and harmonised diplomatic clearance procedures. They seek EU financial support for airports to accommodate military operations alongside civilian traffic.1234
Why — This would enable airports to handle military transport without separate approval processes and secure funding for required upgrades.56
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Airports Council International urges expanded state aid exemptions for regional airports

2 Oct 2025
Topic — EU review of rules exempting certain state aid categories from prior approval.
Message — The organization requests raising the operating aid threshold to airports handling up to 1 million passengers annually, or at minimum 700,000 passengers. They also want 100% aid intensity allowed for investment aid to airports below 1 million passengers.12
Why — This would reduce administrative burden and provide faster access to public funding for struggling regional airports.34
Impact — Larger airports could face increased competition from subsidized regional airports for routes and passengers.5
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Airports Council Europe urges prioritised funding for sustainable aviation infrastructure

4 Sept 2025
Topic — EU initiative for strategic framework on transport energy transition investment.
Message — The organization requests dedicated funding for SAF production through EU instruments, support for airport electrification and hydrogen infrastructure, and streamlined access to innovation financing. They emphasize airports' role as energy hubs enabling aviation decarbonization and urge recognition of infrastructure investments' multimodal benefits.1234
Why — This would reduce investment risks and accelerate infrastructure development for zero-emission aviation technologies.567
Impact — European consumers risk higher costs if intra-EU SAF production lags and dependence on imported fuels increases.89
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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

ACI EUROPE: Carbon market expansion risks EU airport competitiveness

8 Jul 2025
Topic — Review of the EU emissions trading system for aviation and maritime sectors.
Message — ACI EUROPE requests earmarking ETS revenues for airport infrastructure and implementing a flexible book-and-claim system for sustainable fuels. They also urge extending exemptions for outermost regions and increasing financial support for smaller airports' green investments.123
Why — Subsidies for infrastructure would reduce airport costs and help maintain passenger traffic levels.45
Impact — Passengers face higher ticket prices and fewer route options as compliance costs rise.67
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Meeting with Henrik Nielsen (Director Migration and Home Affairs) and

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

Meeting with Apostolos Tzitzikostas (Commissioner) and

19 Jun 2025 · Exchange with the Commissioner on current aviation issues

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

12 Jun 2025 · Exchange on Aviation Strategy

ACI Europe pushes for ownership reform and crisis resilience funding

11 Jun 2025
Topic — This consultation addresses updating EU rules on airline operations, connectivity, and market dynamics.
Message — They request relaxing airline ownership caps and streamlining public service obligation procedures. They also advocate ring-fencing security investments from state-aid limits. Finally, they oppose artificial flight bans in favor of sustainable fuel mandates.1234
Why — These reforms would help airports attract global investment and protect revenue from flight restrictions.56
Impact — Environmental advocates lose as the group prioritizes flight growth over train-based transport alternatives.78
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Meeting with Johan Danielsson (Member of the European Parliament)

4 Jun 2025 · Passagerarrättigheter, finansiering av flygplatser och utmaningar för mindre flygplatser

Meeting with Roberts Zīle (Member of the European Parliament)

3 Jun 2025 · Future of European airline industry

Meeting with Cynthia Ní Mhurchú (Member of the European Parliament)

13 May 2025 · Discussion of Regional Airports

Meeting with François Kalfon (Member of the European Parliament)

30 Apr 2025 · Droit des passagers

Meeting with Apostolos Tzitzikostas (Commissioner) and

15 Apr 2025 · Exchange of views on aviation topics

Meeting with Herald Ruijters (Acting Deputy Director-General Defence Industry and Space)

9 Apr 2025 · CEF; TEN-T

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

9 Apr 2025 · ACI-Europe’s 2024 survey on facilitation of persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility. Legislative proposals concerning passenger rights.

Meeting with Tom Berendsen (Member of the European Parliament)

8 Apr 2025 · Sustainability, passengers' rights, financing, slots

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

8 Apr 2025 · Amending regulations as regards enforcement of passenger rights in the Union

ACI Europe Urges Taxonomy Recognition for Sustainable Airport Infrastructure

25 Mar 2025
Topic — The initiative simplifies sustainability reporting requirements to balance environmental goals with business competitiveness.
Message — The organization wants airport infrastructure supporting sustainable fuels to be reclassified as a transitional activity. They propose including services for compliant aircraft and facilities for transporting fuel blends.12
Why — Airports would be able to classify more turnover and investments as environmentally sustainable.3
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Meeting with Gzim Ocakoglu (Acting Head of Unit Mobility and Transport)

17 Mar 2025 · State of play, outlook of European Airports and exchange on international aviation issues

Meeting with Filip Cornelis (Director Mobility and Transport) and

6 Feb 2025 · DESTINATION 2050 updated roadmap

Meeting with Jens Gieseke (Member of the European Parliament) and Ryanair Holdings and

28 Jan 2025 · Austausch zu EU Politik

Meeting with Barbara Brandtner (Director Competition)

14 Jan 2025 · Evaluation of the 2014 State Aid Aviation Guidelines

Meeting with Sérgio Gonçalves (Member of the European Parliament)

11 Dec 2024 · Priorities for this mandate in the TRAN Committee

Meeting with Arash Saeidi (Member of the European Parliament) and Finance Watch and European Regions Airline Association Ltd.

13 Nov 2024 · Échange de point de vue

Meeting with Kris Van Dijck (Member of the European Parliament)

6 Nov 2024 · The future of the EU Airport Industry - state of affairs, passenger rights, Schengen Entry Exit System

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

18 Oct 2024 · Liquids, Aerosols and Gels / Entry/Exit System / Demand Management / Sustainable Aviation Fuels / State Aid and Connectivity / Groundhandling

European airports urge extension of state aid beyond 2027

8 Oct 2024
Topic — EU revision of state aid guidelines for airports and airlines.
Message — ACI EUROPE calls for extending operating aid for smaller airports beyond 2027, increasing thresholds for investment aid especially for decarbonization, and maintaining start-up aid to airlines. They argue many small airports remain unprofitable and face mounting costs from climate legislation.123
Why — This would allow airports to maintain operations and avoid closure while managing rising compliance costs.456
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ACI EUROPE Urges Regulatory Stability to Protect Airport Infrastructure Investment

5 Jun 2024
Topic — A fitness check evaluating if EU airport legislation is still fit for purpose.
Message — The organization demands that the Airport Charges Directive remain unchanged to ensure regulatory stability. They call for revised slot rules to prevent airlines from hoarding unused capacity. Finally, they want more power to enforce service standards on groundhandling companies.123
Why — This would protect their ability to generate revenue and fund multi-billion euro projects.4
Impact — Incumbent airlines would lose their ability to limit competition by hoarding slots.5
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Meeting with Kurt Vandenberghe (Director-General Climate Action)

30 May 2024 · Future of aviation

Meeting with Maroš Šefčovič (Executive Vice-President) and

8 Apr 2024 · Dialogue on Clean Mobility

Meeting with Ditte Juul-Joergensen (Director-General Energy) and Transport and Environment (European Federation for Transport and Environment) and

8 Apr 2024 · Energy market

Meeting with Jens Gieseke (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

4 Apr 2024 · Verkehrspolitik

Meeting with Filip Alexandru Negreanu Arboreanu (Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean), Rachel Smit (Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean)

20 Feb 2024 · European Aviation

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

24 Jan 2024 · - European aviation market - Schengen EES - Aviation decarbonization - Single Market issues

Response to Rationalisation of reporting obligations – outline of draft proposals in the field of mobility and transport

4 Dec 2023

ACI EUROPE is the European region of Airports Council International (ACI), the only worldwide professional association of airport operators. We advance the collective interest of Europes airports. ACI EUROPE represents over 562 airports in 50 countries. Our members facilitate over 90% of commercial air traffic in Europe. We welcome the opportunity to respond to the consultation on the rationalization of reporting obligations in the field of mobility and transport. The EC proposal concerns reporting requirements in two Directives with relevance for airports: Article 1(4) of Directive 96/67/EC (the so-called Ground Handling Directive) requires Member States to inform the Commission annually about the airports falling within its scope, which depends on their levels of passenger traffic and freight handled. It also requires the Commission to publish the list of airports in scope of the Ground Handling Directive. Article 1(3) of Directive 2009/12/EC (the so-called Airport Charges Directive) requires Member States to publish a list of the airports on their territory to which that Directive applies, which depends on their traffic or their position as larges airport in a Member State. ACI EUROPE supports the proposal to delete article 1(4) of the Ground Handling Directive and article 1(3) of the Airport Charges Directive. We agree that all such information is publicly available and easily accessible to stakeholders from airports, airport associations or from Eurostat. In order to reduce administrative burdens, it is appropriate to remove this obligation of reporting and publication. Streamlining and ensuring fitness of existing Directives applying in air transport should be a mantra that guides the European Commissions legislative review process.
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Response to Accreditation of Qualified Entities

13 Oct 2023

ACI EUROPE support in principle the provisions in the draft DA laying our the provisions for an accreditation system for entities performing oversight or certification activities. We believe that specialised non-government entities could fulfill these roles competently particularly given the increasing challenge of filling expert positions in both industry and government agencies. We suggest that a provision is added ensuring that in the event of the suspension or revocation an organisation's accreditation the provision of oversight and/or certification activities is not affected. A guidline on what generic criteria an organisation must fulfil to potentially qualify as an accedited entity should be included in the DA.
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Meeting with Magda Kopczynska (Director-General Mobility and Transport)

26 Sept 2023 · - introduction/main aspects of airport industry - data on air traffic recovery - impact of COVID-19 on airport financials - sustainability (Airport Carbon Accreditation) and digitalisation - Future vision for Sustainable Aviation Policy 2.0

Response to Revision of the Visa Suspension Mechanism

29 Aug 2023

On behalf of ACI EUROPE, I would like to thank the European Commission for giving us the opportunity to provide our thoughts on the initiative EU visa policy - revision of the visa suspension mechanism. The attached document summarises the joint position of the aviation industry on this matter, notably: - The re-introduction of a visa requirement should remain a mechanism of last resort without any automaticity; - The travelling public and the industry must be well in advance and clearly informed in case of visa suspension. This should avoid unnecessary pressure on air carriers and airports, leading to excessive waiting time at border control, jeopardising connectivity; - The impacts of any visa suspension on other EU border management tools, such as EES and ETIAS, shall be duly addressed for coordinated functioning. This should prevent travellers from showing up at the external borders without the required visa, impacting the passenger experience, airlines liability and the border crossing points at airports; - The revised suspension mechanism must unilateral, non-coordinated, knee-jerk national restrictive measures (as seen during the COVID-19 pandemic).
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Meeting with Rachel Smit (Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean)

3 May 2023 · Meeting on slots

ACI EUROPE urges inclusion of aviation in EU taxonomy rules

2 May 2023
Topic — This initiative establishes a classification system for investment in environmentally sustainable activities.
Message — ACI EUROPE supports including aviation and ground handling in the sustainable finance taxonomy. They request future rules expand with technology. They also ask to count sustainable airline activities towards airport sustainability.12
Why — This classification provides the certainty required to secure private investment for decarbonization.34
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Meeting with Isabel García Muñoz (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

6 Feb 2023 · TEN-T Revision

Meeting with Adina-Ioana Vălean (Commissioner) and

26 Jan 2023 · Particpate to the GA

Response to Review of EU rules on the allocation of slots at Union airports

21 Nov 2022

ACI EUROPE, representing over 500 airports in 55 countries, supports the European Commission's initiative to review the Slot Regulation. ACI EUROPE believes that the following elements should form part of a revised Regulation: - Greater transparency in the slot allocation process; - More scope to ensure that slot allocation takes into account the economic and connectivity strategies of airports and the related needs of their local markets; - Ensuring that airlines make full and proper use of the slots allocated to them; - Strengthening the new entrant rule so as to deliver greater competition at Europes airports and more choice for passengers which caters to their needs. For further details, please see our response to the Public Consultation and the attached position paper.
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Meeting with Henrik Hololei (Director-General Mobility and Transport)

19 Oct 2022 · Board meeting

Airport trade body urges three-year extension for regional airport subsidies

19 Jul 2022
Topic — EU guidelines on state aid for regional airports with transitional operating aid expiring.
Message — The organization requests a three-year extension of the transition period allowing operating aid to regional airports. They argue this would preserve air connectivity and regional development, both recognized EU objectives. They also urge increasing the threshold for block exemption rules from 200,000 to 700,000 passengers annually.12
Why — This would maintain subsidies for smaller regional airports struggling to cover costs after pandemic losses.34
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Meeting with Adina-Ioana Vălean (Commissioner) and

13 Jul 2022 · Meeting on aviation

Meeting with Jens Gieseke (Member of the European Parliament)

7 Jun 2022 · Austausch zur Verkehrspolitik

Meeting with Pablo Fabregas Martinez (Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean), Rachel Smit (Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean), Walter Goetz (Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean)

1 Jun 2022 · Air transport

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

24 May 2022 · Sustainable aviation fuels (ReFuelEU Aviation Initiative) 2021/020(COD) (Staff level)

Response to Update of common rules for the allocation of slots at European Union airports

23 May 2022

Airports welcome the opportunity to provide comments on the European Commission’s planned update of the Slot Regulation so as to maintain relief measures, as appropriate, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. ACI EUROPE has consistently, over the period of the COVID-19 crisis, supported a progressive reinstatement of airport slot usage requirements, as the market stabilizes and recovers. The current alleviation measures in Regulation 2021/250 foresee a return to the 80/20 rule in the Winter 22 season, which ACI EUROPE has supported. As such, our comments below should be read in this context. Please see the attachment for ACI EUROPE's full statement. In summary: - ACI EUROPE supports the Commission's intention to maintain provisions for coordinators to grant JNUS related to the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Any extension of JNUS provisions for COVID-related restrictions must maintain the current regulatory wording and EUACA guidance at a minimum. - ACI EUROPE supports the Commission’s intention to maintain the planned return to 80/20 in W22. - Regulation 2021/250 introduced positive changes in the form of the revised definition of New Entrant, and the requirement for airlines to return unused slots to the pool at least three weeks in advance. ACI EUROPE urges the European Commission to include these elements in its proposal
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Meeting with Adina-Ioana Vălean (Commissioner)

27 Jan 2022 · Meeting with board

Response to Better protection for passengers and their rights

17 Jan 2022

European aviation has a long-held tradition of defending passenger rights. Indeed, based on the experience acquired in the past, those rights have been recognised and transposed to other modes of transport. European airports are committed to the continuous improvement of the quality of the services offered to passengers and to the effective enforcement of their rights. Regulation 261/2004 provides the common basic framework for information, assistance, reimbursement, rerouting and/or compensation under certain conditions in the event of denied boarding, cancellation or long delays of flights. Regulation 2027/97 transposes the Montreal Convention into European law. These two regulations and the Montréal Convention do not impose any legal obligation on European airports, based on the principle that a passenger’s primary relationship is with the air carrier, with whom they have entered into a transportation contract. ACI EUROPE calls for a swift adoption of the revision of these regulations. This should allow addressing their uneven and poor enforcement, based on the fact that National Enforcement Bodies and air carriers have different interpretations of the legislation and in particular of the scope of Regulation 261/2004. The current sanitary crisis also highlighted the limitations of Regulation 261/2004. As mass disruptions case scenarios have not been foreseen, air carriers could not fulfil their obligations and failed to offer passengers the rights to which they were entitled. ACI EUROPE will support the development of a financial protection scheme to protect passengers and air carriers against the risk of crisis, exceptional liquidity events or insolvency regarding the reimbursement of tickets, rerouting and assistance of air passengers. Similar situations of unprotected passengers take place in Europe on a regular basis, in cases of denied boarding, cancellation of flights or long delays not associated with extraordinary circumstances. European airports routinely provide support beyond their legal obligations to stranded passengers: e.g. people travelling without a visa (dozens of people per day at major hubs) or travelling on separate tickets and missing a flight segment. This led to a reinforcement of their preparedness and resilience procedures. ACI EUROPE therefore calls for the active participation of air carriers, ground handling providers, suppliers operating at the airport and national authorities (Civil Protection or equivalent) in contingency plans to reinforce the effective protection of passengers’ rights.
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Response to Revision of the provision of air services

6 Dec 2021

Please see the ACI EUROPE submission attached. Thank you for this opportunity to comment. ACI EUROPE
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Meeting with Silvia Modig (Member of the European Parliament)

20 Oct 2021 · Fit for 55 -package

Response to A Drone Strategy 2.0 for Europe

1 Jul 2021

ACI EUROPE welcomes and strongly supports the initiative for a Drone Strategy 2.0 for Europe. The airport industry has been a proponent of new process and technological innovations for many decades. This includes the usage of drones for operational and commercial purposes at and around airports. We also welcome the fast progress made by EASA with regards to providing a framework for the entire value proposition of drones. While concerns about societal acceptance of technological innovations need to be taken seriously, we believe that familiarity with new technologies are a catalyst for acceptance. This will require high visibility and a wide-ranging, regular presence of drone applications across Europe. The Urban Air Mobility Initiative & network of demonstrators are an effective tool to promote awareness as well as to develop technology and know-how for safe UAS operations in suburban and urban spaces. Critically for airports, UAS operations for whatever purpose should not have any negative implications on an airport’s capacity. That is to say that UAS flights at or in the vicinity of airports must be devised in a manner that does not interfere with regular manned aviation or occupy any slots allocated to regular commercial manned flights. However, a number of projects with significant potential to foster development of UAS services struggle to get off the ground due to lack of support from local, regional and/or national authorities. Their reluctance often stems from the relatively slow evolution of regulations and/or tried and tested (as well as certified) technology at this relatively early stage of development of the technology and its use cases. We therefore believe that an official European endorsement for companies or consortia working on demonstrators / test flights aiming to demonstrate the feasibility of UAS, operational procedures and use cases could help secure the necessary support from competent local/national authorities. Such an official European endorsement would constitute an interim step towards supporting the development of necessary regulations and industry standards and best practices, basing it on real experience and data needed to satisfy better regulation requirements. Given the high speed of development both in business models, services and technology, endorsing actual trials brings visibility, experience, data and development for this emerging industry. As the voice of the airports, we would furthermore like to highlight that the safe integration of U-space with controlled airspace should be included in the Drone Strategy 2.0 for Europe. Airports will be important destinations for VTOL air taxis but also for delivery services by UAS, and the use of UAS in the airfield and landside operations of the airport. Integration of air spaces therefore needs to be considered explicitly in the strategy. In addition, the development of standard procedures for drone operations at airports bears further consideration in order to benefit from the opportunities provided by drones for efficient airport operations while managing the associated risks.
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Meeting with Anthony Whelan (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen) and Airlines for Europe and

1 Jul 2021 · EU COVID Certificate

Meeting with Giorgos Rossides (Cabinet of Commissioner Stella Kyriakides), Ralf Kuhne (Cabinet of Commissioner Stella Kyriakides)

22 Mar 2021 · Discussion about a safe re-opening in light of the trajectory of the pandemic.

Meeting with Eszter Batta (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton)

11 Mar 2021 · EU initiatives impacting tourism

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

5 Feb 2021 · Airports, State aid & RRF, COVID-19 effects and sustainability investments

Meeting with Adina-Ioana Vălean (Commissioner) and

27 Jan 2021 · Particpation to ACI Management board.

Meeting with Gaëlle Michelier (Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean)

26 Jan 2021 · Meeting to prepare the Commissioner's meeting with ACI tomorrow.

Meeting with Joost Korte (Director-General Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion) and European Transport Workers' Federation and

16 Dec 2020 · aviation roundtable report

Meeting with Margrethe Vestager (Executive Vice-President)

11 Dec 2020 · EU State aid policy

Meeting with Henrik Hololei (Director-General Mobility and Transport) and European Travel Retail Confederation

6 Nov 2020 · Arrivals Duty Free

Meeting with Adina-Ioana Vălean (Commissioner) and

15 Oct 2020 · Meeting to discuss latest aviation developments

Meeting with Didier Reynders (Commissioner) and

14 Oct 2020 · cadre coordonné pour les restrictions de voyage

Meeting with Barbara Herbolzheimer (Cabinet of Commissioner Johannes Hahn)

25 Sept 2020 · Green aviation and future EU budget programs

Response to SESAR Common Project 1: Concluding the pilot phase of the SESAR deployment framework

11 Sept 2020

Please find attached the consolidated comments of the airport operators on CP1. These comments have been consulted with the airports that are currently in the geographical scope of the draft CIR. Best regards,
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Meeting with Adina-Ioana Vălean (Commissioner) and

25 Jun 2020 · Meeting to discuss the latest development of the aviation sector.

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

16 Jun 2020 · recovery of the aviation sector following the COVID-19 pandemic

Meeting with Anne Bucher (Director-General Health and Food Safety)

24 Apr 2020 · Restarting Air Connectivity & Sanitary Measures at airports

Meeting with Adina-Ioana Vălean (Commissioner)

2 Apr 2020 · Airports

Meeting with Adina-Ioana Vălean (Commissioner)

17 Mar 2020 · Transport

Meeting with Gaëlle Michelier (Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean), Walter Goetz (Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean)

17 Jan 2020 · Aviation, ACI EUROPE Annual Congress & General Assembly

Meeting with Diederik Samsom (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans) and Shell Companies and

9 Dec 2019 · Sustainable fuel for aviation

Meeting with Daniel Calleja Crespo (Director-General Environment)

18 Jul 2019 · ACI's sustainable strategy and airport charging

Response to Evaluation of Regulation on reporting, analysis and follow-up of occurrences in Civil Aviation

21 May 2019

With regard to the evaluation of Regulation 376/2014, ACI EUROPE wishes to submit the following initial comments on issues which should be considered in this process: • Alignment with other regulations at both European and national levels needs to be ensured, including the new EASA Basic Regulation. For instance, in one Member State, certain requirements of the Regulation cannot be met by airports as the entity responsible for doing so is set out by law. • Duplication of reporting obligations must also be avoided. There is no benefit for an airport to report issues that are completely unrelated to its operations (e.g., mechanical malfunction of an aircraft, ground service equipment issues, etc.). However, some authorities expect that airports report every minor event that happens at the airport, which is time-consuming and may create confusion. While this can help to get multiple perspectives on an event, it would be good to have some clarity around expectations, as at the moment airports can submit over a dozen reports per month which simply describe the event and state that the airport is not investigating due to having no involvement in the event. • Clarity is required as to the appropriate mechanism for reporting cybersecurity and drone incidents, and if not already the case then these should be brought within the remit of the Regulation. • The possibility of industry bodies extracting information relevant to their own interests from the European Central Repository, rather than having to request such information from their national authorities, should be examined. Airports who file reports furthermore do not receive information on other parties’ reports, the status of official investigations, etc. Management of an airport should be able to access information relating to incidents reported at that airport and could receive a report on all occurrences happening at their airport on a regular basis, particularly where the issuance of an Airworthiness Directive or Safety Information Bulletin has not been required. • The ECCAIRS format is too complex and limiting, and more oriented for actors other than airport authorities (i.e. airlines). A new ECCAIRs must have a simple compatibility factor, i.e. it must be designed so as to make it easy for the various incident reporting systems to transfer data.
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Meeting with Henrik Hololei (Director-General Mobility and Transport)

31 Oct 2018 · airport charges

Meeting with Joshua Salsby (Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc)

15 Oct 2018 · Aviation issues

Meeting with Matej Zakonjsek (Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc)

16 Sept 2018 · aviation strategy

Meeting with Margrethe Vestager (Commissioner)

5 Mar 2018 · EU State aid policy

Meeting with Joshua Salsby (Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc)

1 Mar 2018 · Meeting with Olivier Jankovec, Director General

Meeting with Matej Zakonjsek (Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc)

4 Jan 2018 · aviation

Response to Charges for the use of airport infrastructure

11 Dec 2017

Kindly find enclosed the comments of ACI EUROPE regarding the Inception Impact Assessment for the EU Airport Charges Directive.
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Meeting with Henrik Hololei (Director-General Mobility and Transport)

6 Oct 2017 · Airport charges

Meeting with Joshua Salsby (Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc)

26 Sept 2017 · ACI EUROPE & the European Aviation Club Luncheon

Meeting with Matej Zakonjsek (Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc)

10 Jul 2017 · aviation strategy

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

6 Jul 2017 · External relations, airport charges, security

Meeting with Daniel Calleja Crespo (Director-General Environment)

14 Mar 2017 · Noise

Meeting with Silvio Mascagna (Cabinet of Commissioner Julian King)

14 Feb 2017 · Airport security

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

22 Nov 2016 · Aviation security and crisis management

Meeting with Juho Romakkaniemi (Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen)

11 Oct 2016 · Investment in Europe

Meeting with Matthias Ruete (Director-General Migration and Home Affairs)

21 Sept 2016 · EU Security Agenda and the threat of Terrorism, Intelligence, Schengen (Entry-Exit System)

Meeting with Bernd Biervert (Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič)

12 Sept 2016 · Follow-up of the Aviation Strategy

Meeting with Joshua Salsby (Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc)

9 Jun 2016 · Avitaion

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

8 Jun 2016 · External relations, slots and EASA

Meeting with Violeta Bulc (Commissioner) and

2 Jun 2016 · European sectoral social dialogue committee for Civil Aviation (SSDC)

Meeting with Matej Zakonjsek (Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc)

31 May 2016 · Aviation

Meeting with Matej Zakonjsek (Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc)

2 Mar 2016 · aviation strategy

Meeting with Joshua Salsby (Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc)

18 Feb 2016 · Aviation

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

18 Feb 2016 · airport charges and security

Meeting with Matej Zakonjsek (Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc)

24 Jan 2016 · aviation strategy

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

11 Jan 2016 · Aviation Strategy

Meeting with Bernd Biervert (Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič)

4 Nov 2015 · Presentation of ACI; Aviation Package

Meeting with Matej Zakonjsek (Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc)

15 Oct 2015 · aviation

Meeting with Violeta Bulc (Commissioner) and

15 Oct 2015 · Meeting board of ACI Europe

Meeting with Claes Bengtsson (Cabinet of Commissioner Margrethe Vestager)

14 Oct 2015 · Aviation Policy

Meeting with Telmo Baltazar (Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker)

15 Sept 2015 · Ongoing Aviation Matters

Meeting with Matej Zakonjsek (Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc)

23 Jul 2015 · Aviation

Meeting with Heidi Jern (Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen)

8 Jul 2015 · Aviation competitiveness

Meeting with Violeta Bulc (Commissioner) and

25 Jun 2015 · Delivering a speech on the General Assembly of ACI

Meeting with Joao Aguiar Machado (Director-General Mobility and Transport)

17 Apr 2015 · Situation of EU Airports, Aviation Strategy

Meeting with Violeta Bulc (Commissioner) and

15 Jan 2015 · Meeting ACI Europe