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in an extended value chain.
Of course, we in the airlines like to think of it as ‘our’ value
chain, since we are the ones who do the transporting.
I suppose the airports could argue that a journey would not be
a journey without a start and end point, while the ATM sector
would say that it’s the bit in between that matters, and that’s
the bit they look after.
Which only goes to demonstrate that, essentially, we’re all in
the same business, that of satisfying a strong and growing
demand for travel which is safe, affordable, efficient and,
hopefully, a pleasant experience. Evidently, the sustainability
and prosperity of the business is of paramount importance to
all participants.
In recent years, and indeed going forward into the future,
huge question-marks have hung and continue to hang over
our sustainability and prosperity. As a group, the airlines of
AEA are at present making economic returns that are far from
adequate for the long-term viability of the industry.
Competition between airlines keeps prices low, while
numerous forces outside the airlines’ control contribute to
keeping costs high.
The low prices drive the ever-growing demand for travel,
which places great strain on infrastructure provision, while the
I environmental dimension of growth constantly occupies the
attention of all who participate in the industry. We on the
airline side are convinced that solutions to the environmental
dilemma will be found; we can only hope that we will be able
to afford them.
Since this is a EUROCONTROL yearbook, the accent is,
naturally, on ATM, although I hope that readers will take away a
rounded picture of the major issues facing our sector today.
For the airlines, ATM is an area which encapsulates both the
challenge and the solution. It is an area in which the old way of
doing business has led to identifiable inefficiencies that affect
the operational side of the airline business – through schedule
disruption, the economic side – through additional cost, and
the commercial side – through passenger dissatisfaction.
It is also an area in which giant steps are currently being
taken to remedy the situation. Through the Single European
Sky (SES) initiative – which, incidentally, originated with AEA in
the mid-1990s – and the SES ATM Research (SESAR) technical
programme that accompanies it, we can look forward to
massive cost savings and, every bit as important, substantial
environmental benefits.
The SES is a long-term project that will involve some
departures from long-held positions and practices. It is a
journey too, with a destination in a very different landscape
to the point of departure. It will require a strong and
mutually supportive working relationship between the pilots
and the controllers. This co-operative yearbook is a symbol of
that relationship.
ENCOURAGING
CO-OPERATION
Ulrich Schulte-Strathaus, Secretary General,
Association of European Airlines (AEA)
FOREWORD
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he Single European Sky (SES) is progressing. It now
covers 37 States, and by the end of 2006, all Air
Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs) should have been
certified by their National Regulatory Authorities.
We reached an important milestone in December 2006
with the political agreement of the Council of Transport
Ministers on the Regulation establishing the Joint Undertaking
to manage the Development Phase of the SES ATM Research
(SESAR) programme. This decision marks the start of a
massive effort to modernise the European Air Traffic
Management (ATM) system and ensure sustainability, safety
and traffic growth to 2020 and beyond.
In the informal Transport Council in March 2007, the
European Commission will report on the progress of the
Definition Phase of SESAR. This report will focus on the main
elements of the future system and the financial contribution
from third parties (particularly from industry). On the basis
of this report, I hope the Council will give the green light to
the Joint Undertaking, allowing it to begin staff recruitment.
The Joint Undertaking should be fully operational by the end
of 2007.
Clearly an initiative as large as the Development Phase of
SESAR requires careful planning to ensure that the necessary
resources are in place when they will be needed. The
Commission has already secured its contribution to the SESAR
Development Phase of E700 million up to 2013 and is working
with EUROCONTROL and the industry to ensure that matching
funds are available when the Joint Undertaking needs them.
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