Activities of Inés AYALA SENDER related to 2016/2062(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Aviation Strategy for Europe (debate) ES
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on an Aviation Strategy for Europe PDF (918 KB) DOC (109 KB)
Amendments (24)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2
Citation 2
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
Citation 15 a (new)
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the aviation sector is a fundamental part of the European transport network, indispensable to ensure connectivity within the EU and worldwide, and a driver for growth and, jobs creation and territorial cohesion;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission’s Communication on an Aviation Strategy for Europe and its effort to identify sources to boost the sector by fpindpointing new market opportunities and dismantling barriers and creating quality jobs in the aviation sector, and for its proposals to meet and anticipate new challenges without in any way impinging on aviation security; believes that, in a longer-term perspective, a further holistic and ambitious approach should be embraced;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Believes that aviation security should remain the guiding principle for the European Aviation Strategy and that there must be continued improvement in the safety indicators for the whole system; highlights the risk involved in a paradigm shift from prescriptive detailed rules to results-based rules, without there being a strong authority to supervise the process and transition that can adopt emergency measures to rectify any major security flaws; calls in this respect for both the national security agencies and the EASA to be equipped with sufficient resources and staff to ensure that this change in regulatory focus does turn into a form of unsupervised deregulation detrimental to security;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Deplores the fact that the Council is using the hold-ups in respect of these reports as a pretext for not moving forward the negotiations with Parliament and equipping the EU with an updated framework for the protection of airline passengers’ rights and the regulations for implementing a Single European Sky; calls on the Commission and Council to take steps to move forward the negotiations on these files, given that a schedule already exists to resolve the stalemate;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Welcomes the progress made in the field of air traffic management aimed at increasing efficiency and reducing costs and emissions, despite the institutional log-jam, and calls for continued progress to be made in cooperation between the various FABs and for a good practices manual to be drawn up that reflects the progress made and facilitates further progress towards the Single European Sky;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that the European aviation sector can fit into a competitive global environment by further building on and developing its assets; believes that competition from third countries, if fair, should be seen as an opportunity to develop further a European aviation model, provided that it is fair and ensures fair competition, respect ILO standards and complies with ICAO’s CO2 emissions reduction scheme;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Council to authorise global air agreements with third countries only when strong clauses on transparency, state aid, environment human and labour protection are put in place. Calls on the Commission to provide EASA with mechanisms for real monitoring and enforcement of these agreements;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Welcomes the opening of negotiations for bilateral comprehensive air agreements; recalls the Commission obligation to keep Parliament immediately and fully informed at all stages of negotiations and reminds both the Commission and Council of the importance of appropriate transparency procedures in negotiations;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to implement the concept of a European upper flight information region, which is to form a ‘Trans-European Motorway of the Sky’, to overcome the difficult implementation of SES, in particular the functional airspace blocks, and to allow continuity of air services in the most vulnerable parts of the air space, while ensuring a proper deployment of the Single European Sky ATM Research (SESAR) project;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that many of the limits to growth, both in the air and on the ground, can be addressed by taking connectivity as one of the main indicators when assessing and planning actions in the sector;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that connectivity should not only be limited to number, frequency and quality of air transport services, but should also be assessed within an integrated transport network and extended to other criteria, such as time, accessibility and the other transport alternatives available, affordability and environmental cost, in order to reflect the actual added value of a route; calls, therefore, on the Commission to explore the possibility of developing an EU indicator based on other existing indices;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Believes that such a type of connectivity index, without undermining the EU objective of territorial cohesion and public service obligations, can serve the overall strategic planning by distinguishing economically viable opportunities from unprofitable projects and by identifying intermodal and cost- efficient solutions;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Note that to overcome single airport viability, airports working in a network or clusters with regional airports can offer synergies, reduce costs and season-dependence, promote efficiency and should be encouraged as they help to mitigate congestion and provide connectivity to a large number of citizens.
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Considers that in order to boost intermodal transport across Europe, new booking and single ticketing solutions need to be deployed and implemented to effectively offer consumers real time information on multimodal choices with one single ticket ( through phone application and other telematics supports) that combines air transport with other modes, including urban transport. Calls on the Commission in cooperation with the service providers to come forward with concrete proposals for booking and single-ticketing solutions and make reality traveling across the TEN-T corridors with one single ticket before 2020;
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Considers necessary to guarantee that the information available for consumers on the Internet on different air travel services, including price and auxiliary services, needs to be accurate, transparent and neutral to allow comparison and informed choices by consumers on the different travel possibilities. Calls on the Commission to monitor new comers offering these services to comply with these principles of neutral information and propose a reinforced regulatory framework if needed;
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes that public and private financing in the aviation sector is vital to guarantee territorial cohesion, foster innovation and maintain or regain European leadership of our industraviation industry, and to create quality jobs and ensure maximum security; recalls that all financing must respect EU state aid guidelines and competition law;
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Believes that the aviation sector in the EU, including airports and ground services, should also help achieve the objectives of the circular economy and at the same time lead the field in aircraft dismantling and recycling technologies; calls on the Commission to develop, in conjunction with the industry, and prior to the point in the next few years when a large number of aircraft are due to reach the end of their life cycle, an efficient system for environment-friendly certified recycling and re-use; calls on the Commission to actively promote within the ICAO the widespread adoption of these practices;
Amendment 308 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Insists that the aviation sector is contributing, directly and indirectly, to the creation of jobs; believes that maintainguaranteeing decent working conditions and preventing unfair practices contribute to the sustainability and safety of the aviation sector; acknowledges the necessity to bring clarity on the ‘home base’ and 'principal place of business' criterion, and welcomes the Commission’s decision to have guidelines issued on the applicable labour law and competent courts;
Amendment 311 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Notes with concern the proliferation in new atypical forms of employment in the aviation sector (bogus self-employed workers, replacement of crews with third-country nationals, ‘pay- to-fly’ contracts and training) which, inter alia, lead to distortions in competition and tax evasion and to a deterioration in the working conditions and rest periods for pilots and crews, and which can ultimately impact on aviation quality and security; calls on the Commission to instruct the European Aviation Security Agency to prevent these new atypical forms of employment in respect of staff performing critical security tasks and where these jeopardise aviation safety;
Amendment 322 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Supports the inclusion of ground handling in to the scope of EASA with the aim to cover the whole aviation safety chain. Insists on the need to extend Directive 2001/23 to ground handling in case of calls for tenders or partial loss of activity;
Amendment 327 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Expresses its concern at the social impact of unregulated opening-up of the aviation sector to third countries, with the accompanying risk of the use of flags of convenience, forum shopping and social dumping; urges the Commission, the EASA and the Member States to promote, within the ICAO and in conjunction with the ILO, a legal framework applicable to mobile workers in the aviation industry covering minimum compliance standards and applicable labour law and courts, etc.;
Amendment 334 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 c (new)
Paragraph 17 c (new)
17c. Stresses the importance of social dialogue in preventing, averting and resolving industrial disputes in the aviation sector, and urges the Commission to consult the European Social Dialogue Committee for the civil aviation industry on proposals affecting the aviation sector and aviation workers;