Activities of Eva LICHTENBERGER related to 2011/2196(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the future of regional airports and air services in the EU PDF (209 KB) DOC (120 KB)
Legal basis opinions (0)
Amendments (17)
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas 90% of Europe's citizens live in the regions and regional aviation is a key enabler in providing them with mobility; whereas it also enables business to move into the regions and to spread economic prosperthey should have access to regional aviation via inter-modal mobility;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas travelling by train contributes on average to a near threefold reduction in energy consumption and CO2 emissions, compared with travelling by plane;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Understands the need for a public service obligation for air services of economic interest, especially those connecting remote regions and islands; believes that such services would not be economically viable without public money;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Urges the Commission and Member States to speed up the development of the SESAR and theproject, the Clean Sky initiative and the enforcement of Single European Sky legislation as a matter of urgency; notes that, with the work of SESAR and the important role of EGNOS, regional airports will profit from projects such as remote towers, enhanced capacityspeed and congestion management and improved operational procedures;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Urges all parties and institutions involved in the revision of Regulation (EEC) No 95/93 (as amended by Regulation (EC) No 793/2004) to focus on delivering new capacity at airports rather thanfair pricing for regional air services out of the market; considers it essential for regional airports to have access to hubs, and takes the view that this must be considered during the revision of Regulation (EEC) No 95/93, especially in the context of the plans for secondary trading of slots and the envisaged gradual introduction of other market mechanisms, including primary trading, that could result in a severing of links between regional airports and major hubs;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Regrets that regional airports situated away from urban centres are often not adequately connected to the rail transport network on the ground;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes the need for better integration between modes of transport, as well as the fact that traffic share must be determined by the market; urges the Commission to come forward with a communication encouraging industry to develop multi- modal through ticketing between the rail and air sector; points to the fact that schemes of this kind are already in operation, such as the ‘rail and fly’ tickets being offered by certain carriers in Germanythe EU;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Stresses that alternative train/bus travel should at least be able to operate within a fair pricing framework, based on actual costs, compared with short flight connections by low-cost carriers often operating at regional airports;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes that the cost of implementing security measures at smaller regional airports is proportionally higher than at major airports, which benefit from economies of scale; believes, in this connection, that costs should be more evenly shared between passengers, airports and general taxation;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recalls that the EU directive on airport charges4 only covers airports with more than 5 million passengers and/or the biggest airport in each EU Member State; suggests that the proposal on aviation security charges should take the same approach and that airports with less than 5 million passengers should have security paid out of general taxation; believes that an assessment of the impact on small and medium-sized airports should form a core part of the proposal on aviation security charges as well as of any review of the relevant directives;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Urges the Council to adopt a position on aviation security charges and believes that more stringent security measures should be paid for out of generin a similar way for all taxation, as aviation security is a matter of national securityransport modes, as this should not contribute to further unfair competition;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Acknowledges the need for reliable LAG (liquids, aerosols and gels) screening equipment that, as the current equipment does not always ensures a high degree of probability of detection of a wide range of liquid explosives, but; regrets the lack of reliable technology in this area and urges the Commission to consider the consequences for regional airports of adhering to future requirements for LAG screening; considers furthermore that other, better-performing technologies, such as snuffing technologies, are still too expensive and stresses that there is a need for technologies to detect solid explosive materials;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Emphasises that regional airports in trans-border regions which are located in close proximity to each other should demonstrate cooperation and coordination in the use of existing capacities as a precondition for EU co- financing by TEN-T, cohesion and regional funds;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Regrets that the Commission has not paid attention to the request from Parliament and the Council in Article 10(4) of Decision 884/2004/EC for regional airports to be connected to the network, especially in view of the need for air transport services to Europe's regions to be ensured alongside the development of high-speed rail services, as air transport can in certain circumstances reach further and serve thinner markets more efficiently in terms of time, cost and environmental impact;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19