Airlines for Europe

Airlines for Europe (A4E) is a trade association of European airlines created in January 2016. It handles political lobbying operations for the benefit of its 16 members.

Airlines for Europe
Launch date2016
Full members16
Annual passengers (M)720 (2019) [1]
Fleet size3000+ [1]
Headquarters Brussels
ManagementThomas Reynaert[2](Managing Director)
Websitea4e.eu

History

Airlines for Europe was created in January 2016 by Europe's five largest carriers: Air France–KLM Group, EasyJet, International Airlines Group, Lufthansa Group and Ryanair Holdings. It was the first airlines trade association to have full-service and low-cost carriers as members. It was created in response to the perceived ineffectiveness of the previous major European airlines trade association, the now-defunct Association of European Airlines.[3]

Upon its creation, A4E declared war on supposedly subsidised airlines from the Gulf region that compete unfairly against other international airlines.[4] According to Lobbyfacts.eu, A4E has six representatives actively lobbying at the European parliament.[5]

At the end of 2019, A4E represents more than 70 percent of European air traffic and served more than 720 million passengers which accounted a total contribution of 130 billion EUR in annual revenues.[1]

Objectives

The main goal of this organisation is to address key issues and promote long-term solutions for the European civil aviation.[1][6]

  • Improving European airspace efficiency.
  • Revise the European Air Passenger Rights.
  • Improving the safety and security for passengers, workers and companies.
  • Tackling airport market power and eliminating unjustified aviation taxes.
  • Moving towards a zero or low-carbon economy and thereby supporting efforts to achieve the objectives of the Paris Agreement.

Members

Airline members

At January 2020, the following airline groups are members of A4E: [7]

Airline Group Participating Airlines
Aegean Airlines Aegean Airlines B
AirBaltic[8] AirBaltic
Air France–KLM Group A Air France B
KLM B
Transavia B
Martinair C
Air France-KLM Cargo C
Cargolux Cargolux C
EasyJet Group A EasyJet UK
EasyJet Europe
EasyJet Switzerland
Finnair Finnair
Finnair Cargo C
IAG A British Airways B
Aer Lingus
Iberia B
LEVEL
Vueling
IAG Cargo C
Icelandair Icelandair
Jet2.com Jet2
Lufthansa Group A Lufthansa B
Austrian Airlines
Brussels Airlines
Eurowings B
Swiss International Air Lines B
Lufthansa Cargo C
Norwegian Norwegian Air Shuttle
Norwegian Air International
Norwegian Air UK
Norwegian Long Haul
Norwegian Air Sweden
Ryanair Holdings A Ryanair
Buzz
Malta Air
Lauda
Ryanair UK
Smartwings CSA Czech Airlines
Smartwings Hungary
Smartwings Poland
Smartwings Slovakia
TAP Air Portugal TAP Air Portugal B
TUI Group[9] TUI fly Deutschland
TUI fly Belgium
TUI fly Netherlands
TUI fly Nordic
TUI Airways
Corsair International
Volotea Volotea

A Founding Members
B Including subsidiaries
C Cargo fleet

Manufacturing members

There are also 5 international aircraft manufacturers who are participating in this organization.

Associate members

See also

References
  1. "Fact Sheet" (PDF). A4E. 13 Feb 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  2. "A4E Team". A4E. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  3. Victoria Bryan (20 January 2016). "New European airline lobby group targets strikes, airport fees". Reuters.com. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  4. "Airlines for Europe alliance launched". Citizenm.com. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  5. "Airlines for Europe (A4E)". Lobbyfacts.eu. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  6. "Sustainable commitments" (PDF). A4E. 13 Feb 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  7. "Our Members". a4e.eu. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  8. "airBaltic joins Airlines for Europe". Airbaltic.com. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  9. "TUI group joins Airlines for Europe". austrianaviation.net. 11 December 2019.
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