Association of European Airlines

International airline trade body

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Association of European Airlines

Formation| 1952
Dissolved| 2016
Type| Airline trade association
Headquarters| Brussels
Location|

* Europe

Membership| 25 airlines

President

| Temel Kotil
Website| www.aea.be

The Association of European Airlines (AEA) was a trade body that brought together 22 major airlines, and was the voice of the European airline industry for over 60 years. It shut down in the end of 2016.[1]

AEA worked 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. Upon its demise in 2016, AEA Member Airlines carried over 300 million passengers and 4.5 million tonnes of cargo and provided direct employment to 270,000 people. They operated over 8,000 flights a day, serving 530 destinations in 140 countries, with a global turnover of €100 billion.[2]

## History

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AEA traces its history back to 1952, when the Presidents of Air France, KLM, Sabena and Swissair formed a joint study group, shortly afterwards expanded with the addition of BEA (a forerunner of British Airways) and SAS. In February 1954, the Air Research Bureau (ARB) was established on a permanent basis, in Brussels. The name was subsequently changed to the European Airlines Research Bureau and – in 1973 – the AEA.

Shortly after the ARB was established, the 1954 Strasbourg Conference on the Coordination of Transport in Europe led to the foundation of ECAC and recommended that participating states encourage air carriers to undertake cooperative studies aimed at promoting an orderly development of air transport in Europe. Evidently, the AEA was well placed to be the industry's representative in dialogue with ECAC.

By the time the AEA name was adopted, membership had grown to 19. There were three standing committees: Research and Planning, Airline Industry Affairs, and Technical Affairs, which was formed when a pre-existing industry body (the "Montparnasse Committee") was absorbed into AEA.

The next major change took place in 1983 when the (then) Commercial and Aeropolitical Committee was divided, in recognition of the growing involvement of the EU in air transport matters. This involvement was formalised in 1986 when air transport was confirmed as being subject to the single-market process.

In the mid-1980s, the Association acquired permanent groups in the fiscal, security and in-flight services fields. To these was added, in 1991, an Infrastructure Group. Another overhaul occurred in 1994, with the establishment of five standing committees, including Infrastructure & Environment and Social Affairs. Research & Information and legal matters acquired the status of support functions.

In 2002, the AEA Presidents determined that the AEA should become an organisation which provides an industry platform for its members in the EU policy-making environment. To achieve this end, the statutes were amended. One major change was that the Presidents would set annual objectives for the Association. The Presidents’ Committee, enlarged by two additional members to twelve, was given the additional task of monitoring the progress of the association in achieving the set objectives. Furthermore, the Presidents modified the criteria for entry and exit into the association to reflect recent market developments. These far-reaching amendments to the statutes were formally approved in May 2003.

At its shutdown in 2016, AEA had 22 members, the Presidents' Committee was presided by Temel Kotil PhD, CEO of Turkish Airlines.[3] CEO of the Association of European Airlines was Mr Athar Husain Khan.

International Airlines Group companies British Airways and Iberia,[4] as well as Air Berlin[5] announced their departure from the group in April 2015. While Air Berlin has already been a member there, British Airways and Iberia shortly later joined the European Low Fares Airline Association (ELFAA), more inline with its view of the liberalisation of the air transport, notably towards gulf carriers.[6] Alitalia also left the AEA in May 2015 for the same reason.[7] All of these airlines already maintain notable partnerships with gulf carriers.

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## Former members

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As of January 2016, members of the AEA were:[9]

* Aegean Airlines SA
* airBaltic
* Air France ST
* Air Malta
* Austrian Airlines SA

* Brussels Airlines SA
* Cargolux
* Croatia Airlines SA
* DHL Aviation
* Finnair OW
* Icelandair

* KLM ST
* LOT Polish Airlines SA
* Lufthansa SA
* Luxair
* Scandinavian Airlines SA

* Swiss International Air Lines SA
* TAP Portugal SA
* TAROM ST
* TNT Airways
* Turkish Airlines SA
* Ukraine International Airlines

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(OW: Oneworld member; ST: SkyTeam member; SA: Star Alliance member.)

## See also

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* Airlines for Europe (A4E)

## References

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1. ^ GmbH, FVW Medien. "Luftverkehr: EU-Airline-Verband löst sich auf". biztravel.de. Retrieved 2016-11-28.
2. ^ "AEA Key Figures". AEA. Archived from the original on 2013-07-24. Retrieved 2014-01-01.
3. ^ "Structure". AEA. Archived from the original on 2015-04-25. Retrieved 2015-04-25.
4. ^ "Iberia And BA Leave AEA In Clash Over Gulf Carriers". Aviation Week. 2015-04-15.
5. ^ "Etihad-backed Air Berlin quits European airlines group over Gulf row". Arabian Business. 2015-04-21.
6. ^ "BA and Iberia join budget airline group ELFAA". Business Traveller. 24 April 2015.
7. ^ "Alitalia out of the AEA". Air Insight. May 6, 2015.
8. ^ "AEA's history". AEA. Archived from the original on 2015-04-25. Retrieved 2015-04-25.
9. ^ "AEA Member airlines". AEA. Archived from the original on 2013-12-17. Retrieved 2014-01-01.

## External links

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* Official website

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Former members of the Association of European Airlines

* Aegean Airlines
* airBaltic
* Air France
* Air Malta
* Air Serbia
* Alitalia
* ASL Airlines Belgium
* Austrian Airlines
* Brussels Airlines
* Cargolux
* Croatia Airlines
* DHL Aviation
* Finnair
* Icelandair
* KLM
* LOT Polish Airlines
* Lufthansa
* Luxair
* Meridiana
* Scandinavian Airlines
* Swiss International Air Lines
* TAP Air Portugal
* TAROM
* Turkish Airlines
* Ukraine International Airlines

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Commercial aviation

Airlines|

* Airline codes
* Airline holding companies
* Cargo airline
* Charter airlines
* Flag carriers
* Low-cost airlines
* Non-scheduled airline
* Passenger airlines
* Regional airlines

Alliances|

* Oneworld
* SkyTeam
* Star Alliance
* Value Alliance
* Vanilla Alliance
* U-FLY Alliance

Trade groups|

* International
* ACO
* ATAG
* IATA
* IATAN
* IFALPA
* ISTAT
* United States
* A4A
* RAA
* Europe
* A4E
* ASD
* ECA
* EBAA
* ERA
* ETWF
* Other regions
* AACO
* AAPA
* AFRAA
* RAAA

Aircrew|

* Pilot in command (Captain)
* First officer
* Second officer
* Third officer
* Relief crew
* Flight attendant
* Flight engineer
* Loadmaster
* Aircraft pilot
* Purser
* Dead mileage

Airliner|

* Travel class
* First class
* Business class
* Premium economy class
* Economy class
* Basic economy class
* Aircraft cabin
* Aircraft lavatory
* Aircraft seat map
* Airline meal
* Airline seat
* Buy on board
* Crew rest compartment
* In-flight entertainment
* Inflight smoking
* Galley
* Sickness bag

Airport|

* Aerodrome
* Airline hub
* Airport check-in
* Airport lounge
* Airport rail link
* Airport terminal
* Airside pass
* Airstair
* Boarding
* Domestic airport
* Gate
* International airport
* Jet bridge
* Low-cost carrier terminal
* Runway
* Transit hotel

Customs / Immigration|

* Arrival card
* Border control (internal)
* Departure card
* Passport
* Timatic
* Travel document
* Travel visa (Electronic)

Environmental effects|

* Hypermobility
* Environmental effects of aviation

Law|

* Air transport agreement
* Air route authority between the United States and China
* Bermuda Agreement (UK–US, 1946–1978)
* Bermuda II Agreement (UK–US, 1978–2008)
* Cross-strait charter
* Beijing Convention
* Cape Town Treaty
* Chicago Convention
* Convention on the Marking of Plastic Explosives
* European Common Aviation Area
* Flight permit
* Freedoms of the air
* EU–US Open Skies Agreement
* Hague Hijacking Convention
* Hague Protocol
* Montreal Convention
* Paris Convention of 1919
* Rome Convention
* Sabotage Convention
* Tokyo Convention
* Warsaw Convention

Intergovernmental organizations|

* ICAO
* ECAC
* Eurocontrol
* EASA
* ENCASIA

Baggage|

* Bag tag
* Baggage allowance
* Baggage carousel
* Baggage cart
* Baggage reclaim
* Baggage handler
* Baggage handling system
* Baggage sizer
* Checked baggage
* Hand luggage
* Lost luggage (WorldTracer)
* Luggage lock

Aviation safety|

* Air rage
* Air traffic control
* Air traffic service
* Aircraft safety card
* Airport authority
* Airport crash tender
* Airport police
* Airport security
* Airspace class
* Area control center
* Brace position
* Civil aviation authority
* Control area
* Control zone
* Controlled airspace
* Evacuation slide
* Flight information region
* Flight information service
* Flight recorder
* Instrument flight rules
* Overwing exits
* Pre-flight safety demonstration
* Sky marshal
* Special use airspace
* Special visual flight rules
* Terminal control area
* Terminal control center
* Uncontrolled airspace
* Upper information region
* Visual flight rules

Airline tickets|

* Airline booking ploys
* Airline reservations system
* Airline ticket
* Airline timetable
* Bereavement flight
* Boarding pass
* Codeshare agreement
* Continent pass
* Electronic ticket
* Fare basis code
* Flight cancellation and delay
* Frequent-flyer program
* Government contract flight
* One-way travel
* Open-jaw ticket
* Overbooking (Overselling)
* Passenger name record
* Red-eye flight
* Round-the-world ticket
* Standby
* Tracking
* Travel agency

Ground crew|

* Aircraft maintenance technician
* Aircraft ground handling
* Baggage handler
* Flight dispatcher

Miscellaneous|

* Air cargo
* Air travel
* Aviation taxation and subsidies
* Mile high club

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF

National|

* United States

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