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Amendments (16)

Amendment 3 #
Draft report
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the recent adaptation of maintenance standards for aircraft not involved in commercial air transport and in particular for aircraft not classified as “complex motor-powered aircraft" as a good example of proportionate regulation;deleted
2008/11/12
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 4 #
Draft report
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that a degree of flexibility at the implementation stage would be desirable as far as general aviation is concerned; this could be achieved by delegating certain supervisory powers to sports and recreational aviation associations and organisations;deleted
2008/11/12
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 7 #
Draft report
Paragraph 7
7. Invites the Commission to examine the possibility of laying down simplified security procedures and screening processes for business aviation passengers, given that they are normally known to the operator;
2008/11/12
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 14 #
Draft report
Paragraph 10
10. Encourages Member States to invest in the modernisation and establishment of small and medium-sized airports, which are of major importance for General and Business Aviation;deleted
2008/11/12
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 20 #
Draft report
Paragraph 11
11. Underlines that business aviation should be given adequate access to major airports in order to enable it to connect Europe's regions to its economic centres; invites the Commission to examine whether there is a need to adapt the relevant provisions of the Slot Allocation Regulation as amended in this respect;deleted
2008/11/12
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 27 #
Draft report
Paragraph 14
14. Underlines, however, that the SESAR programme must fully take into account the specificities of General and Business Aviation and deliver real benefits to the sector without placing unnecessary burdens on it;deleted
2008/11/12
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 29 #
Draft report
Paragraph 16
16. Insists that the "Single European Sky" legislation and SESAR do not lead to disproportionate equipage requirements for small aircraft operated under VFR;deleted
2008/11/12
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 33 #
Draft report
Paragraph 17
17. Considers that General and Business Aviation has a reducedn environmental impact in terms of CO2- and other greenhouse gas emissions, and noise, when compared with that of commercial air transportir pollution at airports and noise;
2008/11/12
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 34 #
Draft report
Paragraph 18
18. Believes it to be necessary, however, to reduce emissions through further enhancing the environmental performance of smaller aircraft by using cleanerincluding Business Aviation in EU legislation on emissions' standards for aircraft, phasing out the use of more polluting engines and fuels and by promoting research, technological development and innovation; in this respect stresses the importance of initiatives such as Clean Sky and CESAR;
2008/11/12
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 35 #
Draft report
Paragraph 19
19. NoteRegrets that the vast majority of General and Business Aviation falls outside the scope of the Commission proposal to extend the Emission Trading Scheme to aviation;
2008/11/12
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 38 #
Draft report
Paragraph 20
20. Is of the view that noise issues should be dealt with at nin the framework of EU legislational and local levels in accordance with the subsidiarity principEU competition rules;
2008/11/12
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 39 #
Draft report
Paragraph 21
21. Believes that policy-makers must have at their disposal adequate data and statistical information on General and Business Aviation in order to fully understand the sector and thus be able to regulate it properly; therefore calls on the Commission and EUROSTAT to develop and implement a systematic approach to the gathering and sharing of international and European data;
2008/11/12
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 42 #
Draft report
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Commission to take appropriate measures to facilitate access ofencourage the EU's General and Business Aviation manufacturing industry to become more energy saving and less polluting and thereby get better access to world markets;
2008/11/12
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 45 #
Draft report
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Commission to reinforcecarry out a detailed check on whether support for aeronautical research, development and innovation, in particular bycluding to SMEs that develop and build aircraft for General and Business Aviation cannot be considered as hidden subsidies;
2008/11/12
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 46 #
Draft report
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Notes that Business Aviation is already paying kerosene taxes; requests the Commission to also propose VAT on tickets and kerosene taxation for EU transborder commercial aviation;
2008/11/12
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 48 #
Draft report
Paragraph 26
26. Considers as essential the promotion of recreational and sport aviation, as well as of European aeroclubs, which constitute an important source of professional skills for the entire aviation sector;deleted
2008/11/12
Committee: TRAN