3 Amendments of Eija-Riitta KORHOLA related to 2010/2206(INI)
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recognises the long distances within the EU especially between the remote Member States of north and south and underlines therefore the importance of air-traffic for the tourism inside the EU as well as from the third countries; calls on the Commission therefore to refrain from laying down excessive legislative burdens on the European airlines that add to their difficulties within the context of global competition;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Takes note of the Eyjafjallajökull eruptions in Iceland last year that resulted in airspace closures which led to major disruptions for the airline industry and travelling public; considers the huge cost impact on the airline industry and EU economy at large not to be sufficiently justified on safety grounds; recommends therefore the EU to revise its procedures along the rest of the world and to give the responsibility for dealing with the potential hazards of volcanic ash to the airlines, which are best equipped to deal with this along other hazards such as lighting strikes, bad weather etc. as part of their Safety Management Systems;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Notes that the European air traffic management (ATM) system has suffered from fragmentation and inefficiencies for decades and that the cost to the airlines could be cut by approximately €3.3 bn per year adding to their competitiveness, safety would be enhanced and 16 million tonnes of unnecessary CO2 emissions could be avoided if the system were operated more efficiently; welcomes the Single European Sky Second Package (SES II), which provide for the essential tools to implement a Single European Sky from 2012 onwards; calls therefore on the Commission to ensure that for SESAR, launched as the technological element of the SES to provide further benefits beyond the SES, the required public funding is made available to support its deployment as a public-private partnership, so that the benefits will materialize without the airlines having to take additional financial risks alone;