Regulations and Government
Jetalliance Overcomes ETS Registration Hurdles, No Thanks to Officialdom
The administrative burden of complying with the confusing requirements of Europe’s emissions trading scheme (ETS) comes at a time when many operators are f

The administrative burden of complying with the confusing requirements of Europe’s emissions trading scheme (ETS) comes at a time when many operators are facing a severe downturn and revenue declines of as much as 30 to 40 percent. Nonetheless, Austria-based charter and aircraft management group Jetalliance opted to get on with this latest regulatory chore and has completed the registration process for its emissions monitoring, reporting and verification plan. This took about two or three months, with the assistance of specialist consultancy ETS Aviation (www.etsaviation.com).

Jetalliance currently operates 30 aircraft, including a mix of Cessna, Bombardier, Dassault, Gulfstream and Embraer types. In an interview with AIN, Karin Presslaber, the company’s director of special projects, outlined its experience of the ETS process to date.