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30/06/2020
Removing restrictions on travel to and within the EU: Business aviation urges European governments to collaborate closely
Brussels, 30 June 2020. As Europe prepares to reopen on 1 July, the European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) today urged governments in the EU and the EFTA Member States, and the United Kingdom, to lift travel restrictions in a carefully coordinated manner.

24/06/2020
EBAA joins united European aviation calls for support for green recovery from
EBAA joins united European aviation calls for support for green recovery from
COVID-19
24 June 2020, Brussels. With the gradual restarting of passenger air transport in the coming weeks, leaders from over a dozen air transport associations representing Europe’s aviation sector today issued an urgent call for EU leaders to prioritise specific decarbonisation initiatives in their allocation of future COVID-19 recovery funding.
COVID-19

19/05/2020
European aviation community calls for cooperation to ensure the safe integration of drones in European airspace
19 May 2020, Brussels. The European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) along with Europe’s leading aviation associations call on the European Commission to develop an inclusive and cooperative approach to ensure the safe integration of drones in the European airspace.
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15/05/2020
EBAA and Aviation Week Network partner to create a digital, interactive European Business aviation content program
Last updated 20 May, Brussels. The European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) and Aviation Week Network, serving the global aviation, aerospace and defence industries, today announced the roll-out of a month-long interactive, digital content program focused on Business aviation in Europe, launching on 26 May 2020.

14/05/2020
Business aviation welcomes the EC guidelines for restoring connectivity in Europe
14 May 2020, Brussels. The European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) welcomes and supports the guidelines published by the European Commission (EC) for the safe resuming of air travel in Europe, highlights that the success of the proposed strategy hinges on a coordinated and non-discriminatory implementation at the national level.

05/05/2020
European Business aviation welcomes the delay for ADS-B compliance
5 May 2020, Brussels. Today, the European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) warmly welcomed the decision by the European Commission to extend the deadline for ADS-B compliance by six months for business aviation operators.

30/04/2020
Business aviation will help shape the post COVID-19 European recovery
30 April 2020, Brussels. Today, the European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) urged European policy-makers and regulators to collaborate closely when defining rules for the safe reopening of air travel, as the Business Aviation sector is on the frontline of the pandemic and will help shape the European economic and social recovery.

09/04/2020
European Business Aviation applauds deferral of air traffic control charges
Last updated 9 April 2020, EUROCONTROL has published the Information Circular on the Deferral of Air Traffic Control (ATC) Charges announced on 7 April 2020.

02/04/2020
European Business aviation community calls for urgent safeguarding measures from European Institutions and national governments
2 April 2020 (Brussels). Today, the European Business Aviation Association (EBAA), the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA), as well as national associations together urged European policy-makers and regulators to protect the continuity and survival of the Business aviation sector in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.

18/03/2020
COVID-19: European Business aviation under threat
18 March 2020 (Brussels). The European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) respects the decision by European authorities to temporarily restrict non-essential travel, but calls on the European Commission, the Member States and Switzerland to consider all recovery and relief measures available to ensure business continuity for operators, airports and others in the business aviation industry.

13/03/2020
Response following the publication of the Sala accident report
13 March, 2020 (Brussels/London). The following response can be attributed to the European Business Aviation Association (EBAA), the British Business and General Aviation Association (BBGA) and The Air Charter Association (The ACA), following the publication of the Sala accident report conclusions by the UK’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB).

20/01/2020
Business aviation’s sustainability commitment highlighted at 2020 World Economic Forum
20 January, 2020 (Zürich). A global coalition focused on business aviation sustainability today welcomed two new carbon-reduction initiatives for Davos-bound flights at this year’s World Economic Forum (WEF), starting Jan. 21, 2020, in Davos, Switzerland.

13/11/2019
We are all ONE in the sky
13 November, 2020 (Brussels). EBAA, along with members of Europe's leading aviation associations have today published a joint paper setting out the principles to support the safe integration into European airspace of unmanned aircraft, or 'drones'.

12/11/2019
Safety Summit 2019: SEA Prime tops shortlist for European award honouring best of Business aviation safety
12 November, (Cologne). The European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) announced the winner of the first-ever Safety Recognition Award during its annual Safety Summit.

04/11/2019
European Business aviation response to UK Labour proposal to ban private jets
4 November 2019 (Brussels). The following response can be attributed to the European Business Aviation Association following the publication by The Guardian of a proposal to ban private jets from UK airports to encourage the development of electric alternatives.

09/10/2019
Public-private partnerships key to address shortage of skills and gender balance in aviation
9 October, 2019 (London Stansted, UK). Kick-starting a campaign to encourage STEM within technical schools and amongst students, Europe’s business aviation industry - led by the European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) together with the British Business and General Aviation Association (BBGA) - is today calling on government and the private sector to come together and create skills centres to address workforce challenges and gender balance in aviation.

26/09/2019
European business aviation industry calls on EU and national legislators to prioritise the creation of inclusive aviation strategies
26 September, 2019 (Vienna). The European Business Aviation Association (EBAA), jointly with the Austrian Business Aviation Association (ABAA), has called on European and national legislative and regulatory authorities to engage in a constructive dialogue with the industry, to design inclusive and ambitious aviation policies for all airspace stakeholders.

11/09/2019
Business aviation joins forces with all EU aviation actors to create the airspace of tomorrow
11 September, 2019 (Brussels). Today the European Business Aviation sector signed the joint declaration on the Future of the European Sky, renewing its commitment to the Single European Sky and improving the European airspace.

11/09/2019
EU aviation stakeholders sign joint declaration on the future of the Single European Sky
11 September, 2019 (Brussels). The signatories call on the EU Institutions and Members States to take the necessary steps to implement the joint declaration adopted today, outlining their shared commitment to improving Europe’s airspace.

18/07/2019
European business aviation to be represented at global youth summit by inspired young leaders
18 July, 2019 (Brussels). For the second year in a row, the European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) is sending ten inspired young leaders to represent the industry at the 2019 One Young World Summit.