The European Commission’s director for air transport, Daniel Calleja, pledged more “proportionate” rules for business aviation in the future, acknowledging that this segment of air transport has “too often been neglected in the past.” Here at EBACE during yesterday’s opening session, other speakers included EBAA CEO Eric Mandemaker, who insisted on the association’s participation in the environmental debate, and his U.S. counterpart, NBAA president and CEO Ed Bolen, who made a strong statement about how the U.S. “should get its house in order” in terms of access from abroad.
“The EC is this year launching key initiatives to make aviation more efficient, safer and environmentally sustainable,” Calleja said. He recognized the importance of general and business aviation. “Almost one fifth of Eurocontrol aircraft movements and two thirds of EASA type certificates are for general or business aviation,” he pointed out. However, he did not break down the general aviation figures into segments.
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