Airlines for Europe
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| Launch date | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Full members | 14 |
| Annual passengers (M) | 500 million (2017)[1] |
| Headquarters | Brussels |
| Website | a4e.eu |
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 14 members.
History[edit]
Airlines for Europe was created in January 2016 by Europe's five largest carriers: IAG, Air France–KLM, EasyJet, Lufthansa and Ryanair. It is the first time an airlines trade association gathers full-service and low-cost carriers. In was created in response to the ineffectiveness of the previous major European airlines trade association, the now defunct Association of European Airlines.[2]
Upon its creation, A4E declared war on supposedly subsidized airlines from the Gulf region that compete unfairly against other international airlines.[3] According to Lobbyfacts.eu, A4E has six representatives actively lobbying at the European parliament.[4]
Members[edit]
- Aegean Airlines
- airBaltic (since October 2016)[5]
- Air France–KLM
- Cargolux
- EasyJet
- Finnair
- IAG
- Icelandair
- Jet2.com
- Lufthansa
- Norwegian Air Shuttle
- Ryanair
- TAP Portugal
- Volotea
See also[edit]
- Association of European Airlines
- European Low Fares Airline Association
- European Regions Airline Association
References[edit]
- ^ "About". A4e.eu. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
- ^ Victoria Bryan (20 January 2016). "New European airline lobby group targets strikes, airport fees". Reuters.com. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
- ^ "Airlines for Europe alliance launched". Citizenm.com. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
- ^ "Airlines for Europe (A4E)". Lobbyfacts.eu. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
- ^ "airBaltic joins Airlines for Europe". Airbaltic.com. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
External links[edit]
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