PUBLIC POLICY ADVOCACY OF AIRSPACE USERS

Airspace users include air carriers, pilots, aircraft operators and passengers. Major Associations include the Association of European Airlines (AEA); the European Low Fares Airline Association (ELFAA), the European Regions Airline Association (ERA ) and the European Business Aviation Association (EBAA).

Here below are shown the Airlines Associations, the Pilots Associations and the Passenger Associations

 1. Airlines

• Asssociation of European Airlines (AEA) [Adria Airways; Aegean Airlines; AeroSvit; airBaltic; airberlin; Air France; Air Malta; Alitalia; Austrian; British Airways; brussels airlines; Cargolux; Croatian airlines; Cyprus Airways; Czech Airlines; Deutsche Lufthansa AG; DHL; Finnair; Iberia; Icelandair; JAT Airways; KLM; Lot Polish Airlines; Luxair; SAS; Swiss International Airlines; TAP Portugal; TAROM Romanian Air Transport: TNT Airways; Turkish Airlines; Ukraine International Airlines; Virgin Atlantic.] AEAbrings together over 30 major airlines, representing the voice of the European full service airline sector. AEA works in partnership with the institutions of the European Union and other stakeholders in the value chain, “to ensure the sustainable growth of the European airline industry in a global context. AEA provides its members support by following all aeropolitical issues, analysing their impact, recommending strategies, networking with all relevant stakeholders and influencing the legislative process. It also maintains extensive data and economics publishing activities.
• European Regions Airline Association (ERA) [Adria Airways; Aegean Airlines; Aer Arann; Air Alps Aviation; Air Contractors Ireland; Air Iceland; Airlinair; Air Nostrum; Air Urga; Amapola Flyg AB; Astra Airlines; Atlantic Airways; Aurigny Air Services; Avanti Air GmbH & Co KG; Avion Express;  Belavia-Belarusian Airlines; Belle Air; Binter Canarias SA; Blue 1; Blue Islands; bmi regional; Braathens Regional; Brit Air; Carpatair; Cimber; CitiJet; Danish Air Transport; Darwin Airline SA; Denim Air ACMI; DOT LT; Eastern Airways; Estonian Air; EuroLOT, Farnair Switzerland AG; HOP!; KLM Cityhopper BV; Luxair Luxembourg Airlines; Malmö Aviation; Mistral Air; Montenegro Airlines; Olympic Air; PGA-Portugalia Airlines; SATA Air Açores; Sky Express, Sky Work Airlines Ltd.; Titan Airways; Trade Air; Tyrol Air Ambulance; Welcome Air; West Air Sweden, Wideroe's Flyveselskap.] ERA represent almost 200 companies involved in European air transport, including airlines, airframe, and engine manufacturers, airports  suppliers and service providers from all over Europe. The Association promotes the interests of intra-European airlines by lobbying the European Commission and other European regulatory bodies on policy matters, promoting the social and economic importance of air transport and its environmental commitments.
• European Low Fare Airline Association ( (ELFAA) [easyJet (UK); flybe (UK); Jet2.com (UK); Norwegian Air Shuttle (Norway); Ryanair (Ireland); Sverige Flyg (Sweden); transavia.com (Netherlands); Vueling (Spain); Volotea (Spain); Wizz Air (Hungary)]. ELFAA aims to represent and protect the needs of low fare airlines and their customers, namely by identifying policy areas affecting the low fares sector, effectively influencing regulatory issues and promoting the common interests of its members in the various European institutions.
• European Business Aviation Association (EBAA)
• International Air Carrier Association (IACA)
• International Air Transport Association (IATA)
• European Cargo Association

2. Pilots 

• European Cockpit Association (ECA)
• International Council of Aircraft Owner and Pilot Association (IAOPA)
• International Federation of Airlines Pilots Association (IFALPA)

3. Passengers

• Air Transport Users Council (AUC)
• Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE)
• Business Travel Coalition (BTC)
• European Passengers’ Federation ‘EPF)
• International Airline Passengers Association (IAPA)
• The European Consumers' Association (BEUC)