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ECAC President contributes to EU Aviation Day

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Lisbon and virtually, 3 May - ECAC President Ingrid Cherfils emphasised the importance of strong international cooperation for the success of recovery measures in the short and long term, at the Aviation Day conference organised under the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union.

Speaking in the first panel of the event, dedicated to the recovery of the aviation sector during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, Ms Cherfils underlined that to respond to the increasingly complex needs of the air transport industry in Europe and to restart aviation after the COVID-19 pandemic, ECAC Member States must combine their efforts and use their collective expertise through strong pan-European cooperation and coordination, in order to deliver a common message.

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The President of ECAC, Ingrid Cherfils, at the Aviation Day Conference 2021 in Lisbon

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3 May 2021 - In the opening of today's Aviation Day conference organised in Lisbon and virtually under the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the President of ECAC, Ingrid Cherfils, stressed the importance of strong international cooperation for the success of recovery measures in the short and long run, and highlighted the importance of a common and harmonised approach to restart flights in summer 2021, as an opportunity for aviation recovery.

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Expanded European Aviation and Environment Working Group debates net zero emissions plans

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26 March - The first meeting of the European Aviation and Environment Working Group (EAEG) (Expanded) with European stakeholders following the recent initiative to strengthen the engagement of all ECAC Member States in the group, was focused on the Destination 2050 Report: A Route to Net Zero European Aviation. The Destination 2050 initiative was presented by the five associations engaged in it (A4E, ACI EUROPE, ASD, CANSO and ERA), along with the authors of the supporting study from the Royal Netherlands Aerospace Centre (NLR) and SEO Amsterdam Economics.

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ECAC Coordinating Committee spring meeting focuses on communication and strategy

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25 March - A busy meeting of the ECAC Coordinating Committee had a strong focus on communication, agreeing the need for a clear joint message on the response to the COVID crisis and the development of exit strategies from current travel restrictions, as well as agreeing the submission of the new ECAC Communication Strategy to Directors General, and welcoming the development of the new ECAC website (www.ecac-ceac.org).

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First ECAC information seminar to improve CO2 reduction plans

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24 March - A first ECAC Environmental Forum State Action Plans Information Seminar was organised to recall the recommended common European approach to follow in view of submission to ICAO of updated action plans for CO2 emissions reductions from international aviation. The seminar provided participants with clarification to support submission of their updated plans preferably by the end of June 2021, as recommended by ICAO.

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