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Single European Sky policy “far from a success” says ETF
17 January 2008
The ETF, the ITF’s European arm, has criticised a report by the European Commission (EC) for describing the Single European Sky (SES) initiative as a success.
In a statement issued on 14 January, the ETF claimed that the EC’s assessment outlined in its First report on the implementation of the Single Sky legislation: achievements and the way forward, published on 20 December 2007, should have been “more humble”. The policy was leading to substantial jobs losses as a result of the liberalisation of the industry, said the ETF statement. The federation also raised concerns about the failure of the report to focus on the issue of safety.
ETF Joint Air Traffic Management Working Group (JATMWG) President Laurence King said: “Instead of prioritising safety and capacity issues, the commission puts forward consolidation as a major objective, thus ignoring the consequences of defragmenting the sector. The quoted reduction to 10 area control centres (ACC) out of the current 50 and the many hundreds of job losses that will follow will enable the commission to boast a success story in European air traffic management (ATM). ETF rejects this approach.”
ETF Political Secretary François Ballestero added that “the ETF and its unions remain committed to the concept of the SES and to bringing enhanced capacity to the sector. Reductions in the number of ACC and the restructuring of airspace have already been undertaken in a number of member states. The crucial difference is that workers have been consulted.”
“The EC is fully aware that there has been insufficient progress in the area of ‘safety reporting’. It is regrettable that this issue is absent in the communication because extensive and correct safety data is needed to properly assess ATM performance,“ he continued.
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