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ARTICLE · 03 MARCH 2016

The European Commission's Aviation Package 2015

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Whilst EU carriers enjoy unlimited traffic rights on intra-EU routes and there is no limit on investment by EU nationals in EU carriers, European airlines face market access restrictions when trying to enter third-country markets.

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Mark Bisset
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Article by Mark Bisset and Lazar Vrbaski

INTRODUCTION

Whilst Europe's share in worldwide scheduled passenger traffic is currently estimated at 27%, this may change as rapid economic growth in Asia and the rise of strong competitors in Turkey, the Middle East and China shifts the centre of the air transport industry to the East.

In this context, the European Commission has therefore re-examined the competitiveness of the EU aviation market and carried out a public consultation between March and June 2015 on an "Aviation package for improving the competitiveness of the EU Aviation sector". Based on stakeholder inputs, the Commission has identified the need to focus on the following areas:

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