Airlines for Europe

Airlines for Europe

Launch date	2016
Full members	16
Annual passengers (M)	720 (2019) [1]
Fleet size	3000+ [1]
Headquarters	Brussels, Belgium
Management	Ourania Georgoutsakou [2] (Managing Director)
Website	a4e.eu

Airlines for Europe (A4E) is the largest EU airline association, representing 70% of European air traffic.

History

A4E was founded in January 2016 by Europe's five largest carriers: Air France–KLM Group, easyJet, International Airlines Group, Lufthansa Group and Ryanair Holdings and serves as a lobbying group for European commercial airlines in Brussels.  

A4E currently counts 16 leading airline groups as its members. New carriers both big and small, from low-cost to leaser, legacy and cargo have joined A4E. Beyond airlines, global manufacturers such as Airbus, Boeing, Embraer, GE, and Thales are also members of A4E. ^[3]

Objectives

The main goal of this association is to address key policy issues affecting passengers and cargo while promoting long-term solutions to benefit Europe's aviation sector, including:

•  Improving European airspace efficiency and securing a Single European Sky.

•  Revising Europe's Air Passenger Rights legislation.
•  Improving safety and security measures for airlines and their passengers.  
•  Tackling airport market power and excessive aviation taxes and charges.
•  Moving towards a zero or low-carbon economy and thereby supporting efforts to achieve the objectives of the Paris Agreement. ^[4]

Members

Airline members

At September 2020, the following airline groups are members of A4E: ^[5]

Airline group	Participating airlines
Aegean Airlines	Aegean Airlines B
AirBaltic [6]	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 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 [7]	TUI fly Deutschland TUI fly Belgium TUI fly Netherlands TUI fly Nordic TUI Airways
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.

• Airbus
• Boeing
• Embraer
• GE Aviation
• Thales Group

Associate members

• One Sky Solutions
• Rechtsanwälte
• Oracle Solicitors

See also

• Association of European Airlines (AEA)
• European Low Fares Airline Association (ELFAA)
• European Regions Airline Association

References

1. "Fact Sheet" (PDF). A4E. 13 Feb 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 June 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
2. "Ourania Georgoutsakou – Airlines for Europe". A4E. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
3. "Our Story – Airlines for Europe". a4e.eu. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
4. "Our Priorities – Airlines for Europe". a4e.eu. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
5. "Our Members". a4e.eu. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
6. "airBaltic joins Airlines for Europe". Airbaltic.com. 21 October 2016. Archived from the original on 15 August 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
7. "TUI group joins Airlines for Europe". austrianaviation.net. 11 December 2019. Archived from the original on 11 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.

External links

• Official website