The SES Performance Scheme

ICAO Regional Performance Framework WorkshopBishkek, Kyrgyzstan

21-23 May 2013

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EU’s Single Aviation Market

• Before 1992: fragmented national markets based on restrictive bilateral air service agreements between EU Member States

• After 1992: from 27 national air transport markets to one single European aviation market - from national to EU carriers

• No restrictions on capacity, market access and pricing

• Common EU rules in the aviation sector

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The first SES package (1)

Created an institutional framework at European and national levels in 2004:

• Implementation of the Community method: EU institutions adopt binding rules with involvement of stakeholders;

• SSC, ICB, Eurocontrol;• Separation of service provision and regulation: Independent

National Supervisory Authorities, certified ANSPs;• Creation of the concept of Functional Airspace Blocks (FAB).

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• At the time of SES I (2004) the greatest problem in ATM was congestion in the air and subsequent delays.

• The situation had partly changed and required the introduction of a second legislative package in 2009 (SES II):

• safety and capacity are still major issues;

• greater emphasis on environment and more recently due to the fuel price crisis, on cost efficiency; and

• "better regulation" with more emphasis on the goals, than the means to reach the goals.

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The first SES package (2)

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Performance Safety Airports Human factor

Performance schemePerformance Review BodyFunctional Airspace Blocks

Network ManagerNational Supervisory 

Authorities EASA: ATMCompetence

Crisis coordination cell

ATM Master planSESAR Joint Undertaking

Common projects

Airport observatory

Specific sectorial dialogue CommitteeConsultative expert group  on social 

dimension of the SES

SES II builds on five pillars

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Regulating performancefirst Reference Period 2012-2014 (RP1)

• Performance Regulation (EC) 691/2010• Performance Review Body (PRB) Designated (Eurocontrol)• EU-wide targets in 4 key performance areas:

safety (no target in RP1), environment, capacity, cost-efficiency• Commission Decision (2011/121/EU) February 2011

EU-wide targets for RP1• Performance plans approved in early 2012• RP1 started on 01.01.2012• monitoring and reporting during RP1 (2012-2014)

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Regulating performancesecond Reference Period 2015-2019 (RP2)

• Preparation of RP2 started March 2012:• Revised performance (EU) 390/2013 and charging

regulation (EU) 391/2013

• Consultation on proposals for Target ranges for RP2

– Started in February 2013

– Formal consultation 17.05.2013 – 03.07.2013

• Adoption of Union-wide targets RP2 December 2013

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Revised performance &charging regulations

• Binding performance targets in all 4 key performance areas (Safety, Environment, Capacity and Cost-Efficiency)

• Performance planning on FAB level• 'gate-to-gate' approach covering the

entire chain of air navigation services• Target setting on terminal charges as

of 2015 (Union-wide target setting foreseen as of 2017)

• Network Manager integral part of the scheme

• Clear link of new investments and major overhaul of systems to the EU ATM Master Plan 8

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EU-wide performance targets in RP2Key Performance

Area Key Performance Indicator for EU-wide target setting

Safety• Effectiveness of safety management• Severity classification following Risk Analysis

Tool

Environment • Horizontal en route flight-efficiency(% additional distance)

Capacity • En route ATFM delay (Minutes per flight)• Local targets for terminal

Cost-efficiency• Unit price (Average determined en-route unit

cost) • Local targets 2015; EU-targets 2017

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Performance scheme implementation

schedule RP1

Implem.Rules

European targets

RP1(EC/PRB)

2010 2011/2012 2012 2013 2014 2015

RP2

National/FAB performance

plans RP1 (States)

Consistency with European

targets(EC/PRB)

European targets

RP2

(EC/PRB)

FAB perf. plans RP2 (States)

Consistency with

European targets

(EC/PRB)

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Wider European dimension of SES

• EU: 27 Member States

• EU agreements: Norway, Switzerland, Iceland

• EU and European Civil Aviation Agreements: Balkan States; more under development

• Bilaterals: EU with Morocco and Jordan

• Functional Airspace Blocks:• Non-EU MS also member of a FAB• observers: Jordan, Albania

• Network Management: • EU with third countries• All ECAA and Eurocontrol states

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Relationship with ICAO• Europe contributed to update ICAO global framework• 12th Air Navigation Conference (Nov. 2012)

• Global Air Navigation Plan (GANP) and Aviation System Block Upgrade (ASBU)

• Cooperation States-EC-Eurocontrol-ECAC-SJU-EASA-Eurocae

• SESAR/NextGen: strategic importance for ensuring interoperability within ICAO global system

• MoC EU – ICAO• More cooperation at regional level with ICAO Office in

Paris, also to implement GANP/ASBU• Single mechanism to facilitate harmonised

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Conclusions & outlook

• Achieving the Single European Sky is the most challenging objective for European aviation over the coming years

• Need for continuation via SESII+• A true network with a stronger regulatory and

oversight capability• Extension of the performance scheme • Coordination of SESAR investments to ensure the

contribution to the performance of the SES• International cooperation beyond EU, with ICAO

and other regions

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Contact Information

European CommissionDirectorate-General for Mobility and Transport

Unit E2 - Single European Sky

• Stuart Wain• Phone +32 2 29 57230• Stuart.WAIN@ec.europa.eu

• Marinus de Jong• Phone +32 2 29 80144• Email Marinus.DE-JONG@ec.europa.eu

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QUESTIONS ?

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