ECA Priorities 2005

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ECA Priorities 2005

• Philip von Schoppenthau
• ECA Secretary General

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Political Operating Environment

• EU level gains competences, states lose
• EU legislation policies
• complex gt multi-player multi-layer
• 25 Member States / 732 MEPs
• 32 COM, Council, EP EASA, EuroCon
• compromise oriented, politically driven
• Industry changes across borders
• ECA gt - defend safety social conditions
  - quick response, proactive, priorities

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Flight Time Limitations

• Timing
• Dec04 gt Political Agreement in Council (1st
  Rd)
• June05 gt integration into EU-OPS text
• Autumn05 gt 2nd Reading
• EP (31 months) Council (31) conciliation
  (?)
• What we want - ECA strategy
• Keep scientific evaluation of FTLs
• Improve text (very limited)
• What we do
• Refine objectives, prepare docs lobbying tools
• Start meetings w. MEPs in May-July
• Liase w. COM re compromises

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EU-US Open Aviation Area

• Timing gt Talks to resume in June05 (?)
• Pilots concerns
• level playing field
• no flags of convenience no social dumping
• max. levels of safety effective oversight
• ECA approach
• stay involved constructively to shape outcome
• but dont push for quick dirty deal
• What we want
• cautious 1st stage agreement no Cargo-only
• OC only if solid social safeguards
• pilots full involvement (ECA - US-ALPA)

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European Aviation Safety Agency

• Timing operational de facto in April04
• Scope
• currently airworthiness certification
• operations licensing (2006?) - in future ATM
  (?)
• What we want
• strong central body to maintain high safety
• get in pilots expertise positions (ECA-IFALPA)
• get EASA ready for FTL review / OPS
• ECA involvement
• Advisory Board
• Safety Standards Consultative Committee
• future drafting groups

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Other Priorities

• Single European Sky / SESAME
• shape future ATM system (EuroControl, COM)
• participation in Industry Consultation Board
  (ICB)
• Security
• Reg. 2320 / SAGAS / Crew ID (ECA - IFALPA SEC)
• Industrial Issues
• LCC, Mergers, Seniority, Terms Cconditions ..)
  
• Third Package
• Review (wet leasing, safety oversight, etc.)
• Social Dialogue
• New Air Crew WG.

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Thank you for your attention

• Any Questions?