European Union
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Europe’s Smaller Airports Sound Alarm On Financial Challenges
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Smaller regional airports across Europe require policy intervention from the EU and national governments to address escalating pressures, ACI...
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Baltic Consortium Aims To Develop Green Hydrogen
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The group includes several airports, smaller airfields, regional economic partners and other organizations around the Baltic Sea region.
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EU Signs Aviation Agreement With Japan
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The pact gives European airlines non-discriminatory access to routes between the EU and Japan.
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European Commission Plans Return To Normal 80/20 Slot Rules
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The rules will revert at the end of current summer schedules in late October.
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Fit For 55 Risks Damaging European Connectivity—IATA
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IATA's Rafael Schvartzman warns that EU measures will damage the competitiveness of European carriers if they are adopted in their current form.
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Europe, China To Increase Cooperation On Aviation Environmental Issues
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The effort is part of the EU-China Aviation Partnership Project.
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UK Increases Minimum Slot Usage Threshold For Summer 2022
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The threshold is higher than the EU's, meaning the UK is no longer shadowing Brussels on slot rules as it has until now post-Brexit.
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Airlines Welcome European Council Call For Easing COVID-19 Travel Rules
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With high vaccination rates across Europe, airlines and airports say it is time to lift many restrictions.
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European Passenger Traffic Recovery Gathers Pace – ACI Europe
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The progressive reopening of long-haul markets will see Europe’s passenger traffic rebound in 2022, but the pace of recovery is happening at two...
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Canary Islands Offers €5 Million Route Subsidies
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It is hoped the funding will boost air connectivity to the Spanish archipelago.
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Wizz Air To Ramp Up Ukraine Flying After Country Agrees to EU Open-Skies Treaty
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After 15 years of negotiations, the EU and Ukraine have finally reached an agreement on a common aviation area.
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US passengers face a mix of COVID-19 entry rules in Europe
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The transatlantic recovery continues to be hampered by the European Council taking the US off the 'safe list.'
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Airlines see easing of US entry rules as major step in recovery
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Airlines in Europe and the US are expecting increased traffic across the Atlantic with the loosening of COVID-19 restrictions for foreign travelers...
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France imposes stricter rules on passengers arriving from Israel, the US
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The move follows the European Council's Aug. 30 recommendation to remove several countries from the 'safe' travel list.
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Potential US removal from EU 'safe list' would deal blow to transatlantic recovery
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The European Council is pushing to reimpose strict COVID-19 rules on passengers from the US and five other countries.
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IATA and ACI Europe react to European winter slots decision
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IATA has slammed the move to set the winter slot use threshold at 50%, but ACI Europe has described the decision as a “first and crucial step” in...
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Intra-European travel to grow in dominance this summer
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The European Travel Commission predicts that long-haul travel to Europe will not recover to 2019 levels until 2025.
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EU COVID certificate boosts travel demand
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A new European study indicates that 70% of respondents are planning to travel in the next six months—up from 56% in February.
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EU, ASEAN agree to liberalize ‘bloc-to-bloc’ air rights
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Barriers to routes between the EU and ASEAN countries are set to be removed, opening up new opportunities for carriers based in the blocs.
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Most Europeans ‘willing to travel’ this summer
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Vaccinations and heath passes are ‘reasons for optimism’ in the market, according to the European Travel Commission.