1. Competition in International Aviation
Olivier Jankovec – Director General, ACI EUROPE
EP TRAN Hearing
Brussels, 22 December 2015

2. Driving connectivity, consumer
COMPETITION:
Driving connectivity, consumer
& societal Benefits
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3. The External Dimension
A NEW FOCUS:
The External Dimension
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4. Global Economic Shift
Serving the Airport Industry

5. New Aviation Powers
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6. Aviation: Connectivity, Growth & Jobs
Serving the Airport Industry

7. THE LEVEL PLAYING FIELD:
Friend or Foe?
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8. The Playing Field is always unlevelled
Geography
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9. The playing field is always unlevelled
National policy choices
1. Infrastructure financing
Widespread outside Europe.
2. Security financing
Widespread outside Europe.
3. Fiscal policy
Aviation tax = only in Europe.
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10. The playing field is always unlevelled
National policy choices (2)
4. Vertical integration
- CAA, national airline & airports
- Fully integrated model (UAE) / Semi-integrated model (US)
5. Strategic vision
"We are driven to change the course of aviation history"
”…to create World leading airports to enhance the prosperity & global standing of Dubai"
The level playing field is a fantasy…
…Often hiding a protectionist agenda
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11. What matters Open skies & fair competition
Equality of opportunity (not equality of outcomes)
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12. EU Approach:
The way forward
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13. Bilaterals & Community Clause
Not the way forward
“Bilateral thinking” = obstacle to competition
- Does not guarantee free access
(Open skies = the exception, not the rule)
- Airports & other stakeholders not involved
Community clause: no uniform interpretation & application for EU AOC
Does not leverage EU negotiating clout
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Serving the Airport Industry

14. EU Comprehensive Agreements
Open Skies - a prerequisite to competition
Essential regulatory convergence
(safety, security, competition)
Competition clause:
Universal & Dissuasive
Non-discrimination
Minimum level of transparency
Agreed principles on airline specific/direct subsidy & anti-trust
Agreed procedure to address complaints
Safeguard measures as last resort
Serving the Airport Industry

15. Time for Holistic, Pragmatic Approach
 Airport capacity
Support for European aviation
No aviation taxes
Reduce regulatory driven costs
Reconsider limits to public financing of infrastructure/security
Role of ICAO: towards agreed principles
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