Planning EG 5 Air

• EG5-1: “Overview and State-of-the-art”
• Comparative review of current airport charges setting rules and pricing strategies (eg. : single till versus dual till approaches);
• Experiences in differentiation of charges (e.g. peak vs. off-peak charging, environmental differentiate charges, etc.);
• Review of past and on-going research activities or relevant studies;
• Direction for charging schemes reform and possible impacts (on traffic, on costs and revenues for airports and airlines, on the broader economy, on equity, etc.)

• EG5-2: “Costs measurement and accounting practices”
• State-of-the-art of infrastructure cost calculation and accounting practices;
• State of the art of research on identification and measurement of the main external cost categoriesNeed for European guidelines on cost estimation

• EG5-3: “Implementation issues (enabling factors and barriers)”
• Last development for re-organisation of airspace and air navigation to meet capacity and safety needs: Single European Sky, Functional Airspace Blocks, etc.
• Harmonisation and interoperability (e.g.: aircraft classification);
• Choice of technology;
• Acceptability of new charging schemes and Attitude of Air Transport Industry (lobbying, air carriers …);
• Procurement of investments in infrastructure and equipment (public, private, PPP) and cost recovery

• EG5-4: “Conclusions”
• Review of previous seminars and attempt to pull together overall conclusions