18 Amendments of Francisco de Paula GAMBUS MILLET related to 2016/2062(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Welcomes the fact that the Commission is considering the adoption of the one-stop security approach, where passengers would undergo a single security check at the airport of origin without needing to undergo fresh checks at transit airports, and welcomes the fact that it is promoting the adoption of this approach with key trading partners, without impairing security;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. Whereas, according to Eurocontrol, the most likely growth forecast for air traffic is an increase of 50% by 2035;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. Whereas in some airspace 94% of delays were caused by a lack of capacity in area control centres (ACC);
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Regrets the continued blocking of the procedure for adopting the revision of Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 on passenger rights in the event of denied boarding and of cancellation or long delay of flights;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission to activate an electronic one-stop shop mechanism to make it easier for passengers affected by cancellations, long delays and other disruptions to their journeys to submit complaints;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls on the Commission to step up checks on airlines in general and low- cost airlines in particular to ensure that they are complying with EU law on passenger rights and aviation safety;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Sees a need for free competition and the decentralisation of state airport networks, along with majority participation by local and regional authorities together with interested civil society bodies in strategic commercial decision-making relating to airports;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas security is one of the challenges that the aviation industry faces most directly;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to come forward with legislative initiatives to prevent flags of convenience, rule shopping and unfair competition in aviation, including a ban on zero-hours contracts and pay-to-fly or equivalent schemes;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas the volume of air traffic is currently large and forecast to increase in the next few years,
Amendment 115 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the competent authorities to correct and improve the current situation regarding area control centres to reduce the number of delays and congestion in EU airspace.
Amendment 117 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Considers that the abuse of mandatory double-shifts in control centres could be detrimental to aviation safety and calls, therefore, on the competent authorities to examine the possibility of increasing staff in the aviation sector given the saturation of airspace and the projected increase in air traffic.
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to implement the concept of a European upper flight information region, which is to form a ‘Trans-European Motorway of the Sky’, to overcome the difficult implementation of SES, in particular the functional airspace blocks, and to allow continuity of air services in the most vulnerable parts of the air space, while ensuring a proper deployment of the Single European Sky ATM Research (SESAR) project; calls on the Commission to set up a European-level public aviation management body to facilitate a reduction in airspace congestion owing to the lack of open control points in area control centres in the Member States;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Sees a need for strategic planning for the European airport system that can identify current capacities, predicted demand, current bottlenecks and future infrastructure needs at European level; this planning should include not only transport and connectivity considerations but also assess, via cost-benefit analyses, the impacts of this activity on the territory’s economy in terms of tourism, business competitiveness and the ability to attract investment; all this should be reflected in the implementation of the White Paper on Aviation in Europe 2050;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Reiterates that the TEN-T corridors are the backbone for the development of multimodal options where airports are core hubs; regrets that multimodal initiatives across Europe are fragmented and limited in number; calls on both the Commission and the Member States to give greater priority to the multimodal objective within the TEN-T corridors; calls on the Commission promptly to present its proposal for a multimodal approach to transport, with the aviation sector fully integrated; believes that the intermodal connection of ports, airports and the main TEN-T corridors should be viewed as a priority for EU economic growth, and to that end calls on the Commission to promote such interconnections using the financial instruments at its disposal, especially in those Member States with the highest rates of unemployment;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes that public and private financing in the aviation sector is vital to guarantee territorial cohesion, foster innovation and maintain or regain European leadership of our industry; recalls that all financing must respect EU state aid guidelines and competition law; calls therefore for a clear framework to be established in the field of airport management tariffs and models that promotes the development of management models which prevent inter-regional asymmetries and increase the efficiency of the European airports system;
Amendment 273 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Acknowledges the substantial costs spent on security measures; stresses that security challenges posed to the aviation sector will only be greater in the future, requiring an immediate shift to a more intelligence-based and reactive security system, and an improvement of the security of airports’ facilities so that they can adapt to evolving threats without requiring constant updates; calls on the Commission to look into the possibility of deepening the one-stop security concept, and of developing a EU pre-check system allowing pre-registered EU travellers to go through a lighter and faster screening; urges the Member States to commit to share intelligence systematically and to exchange best practices on airport security systems; notes the need for the EASA to assume executive powers in security matters and to establish a uniform framework applicable in all the EU Member States, hence preventing the asymmetries that might arise when action is taken by competent national aviation security agencies;
Amendment 313 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Considers that given the important and responsible roles played by aviation sector workers, all occupational health checks, but primarily those conducted in airline companies, should be more tightened up; calls on the Commission to bring forward a joint proposal with the European Aviation Safety Agency to remedy the inconsistencies that can exist between public or private general practitioners and specialists, and works doctors;