“For the EU aviation industry to remain competitive, it is essential that market

access is based on a regulatory framework which promotes EU values and

standards, enables reciprocal opportunities and prevents distortion of

competition.

As there is currently no international legal framework to deal with possible unfair

commercial practices in international aviation, it is important and legitimate for the

EU to address such practices to ensure fair and sustainable competition.

Regulation 868/2004 on the protection against subsidisation and unfair pricing

practices covers this issue but, as it currently stands, is not considered effective

among stakeholders.”An Aviation Strategy for Europe: COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE

EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS, Brussels, 7.12.2015

• In Europe, most

aerodrome services

are designated by

the state

• They are not

competitively

selected by the

airport operator

Most aerodrome services competed, except the biggest airports

A small handful of aerodrome services competed

A small handful of aerodrome services

competed

Majority of Aerodrome services

competed

Only a few aerodrome services are competed

Airways Aero Associations Ltd (Wycombe)

Air Caernarfon Ltd

Air Navigation Solutions Ltd (Gatwick)

Argyll & Bute Council (Oban)

Babcock Mission Critical Services Onshore Ltd

BAE Systems Marine Ltd (Walney Island)

BAE Systems (Operations) Ltd (Warton)

Biggin Hill Airport Ltd

Birmingham Airport Air Traffic Ltd

Blackbushe Airport Ltd

Brighton City Airport Ltd (Shoreham)

City Airport Ltd (Barton)

CODA (Operations) Ltd (Derry)

Cornwall Airport Ltd

Council Of The Isles Of Scilly (St Mary's)

Coventry Airport Ltd

Cranfield University

Cumbernauld Airport Ltd

Dundee Airport Ltd

Exeter & Devon Airport Ltd

Fairoaks Operations Ltd

Glasgow Prestwick Airport Ltd

Gloucestershire Airport Ltd

Goodwood Road Racing Company Ltd

Herefordshire Aero Club Ltd (Shobdon)

Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd

Humberside International Airport Ltd

Imperial War Museum Duxford

Kemble Air Services Ltd

Land's End Airport Ltd

Leeds Bradford Airport Ltd

Leicestershire Aero Club Ltd

Leonardo MW Ltd (Yeovil)

Liverpool Airport Holdings Ltd

London Ashford Airport

London Heliport Ltd

London Southend Airport Company Ltd

Manchester Airport Group Plc

Marshalls of Cambridge Aerospace Ltd

Met Office

Mid-Wales Airport Ltd (Welshpool)

Montclare Shipping Co. Ltd (Elstree)

NATS (En-Route) Plc

NATS (Services) Ltd

Newcastle International Airport Ltd

Norwich Airport Ltd

Oxford Aviation Services Ltd

Pembrokeshire County Council

Radarmoor Limited (Wellesbourne)

Redhill Aerodrome Ltd

Regional & City Airports Ltd (Blackpool)

Rochester Airport Ltd

Safeskys Ltd

Serco Ltd

Shenley Farms (Aviation) Ltd (Headcorn)

Sherburn Aero Club Ltd

Shetland Islands Council (Tingwall)

Shuttleworth Old Warden Aerodrome

Stobart Air Ltd (Carlisle Airport)

Sywell Aviation Ltd

Tatenhill Aviation Ltd

West Wales Airport Ltd

Wolverhampton Airport Ltd

A new provider will undoubtedly offer a lower

price service to the airport, but:

• How will the lost revenue be compensated for by the

incumbent provider?

• Will the saving be outweighed at a national level by

increased costs elsewhere (eg to strengthen CAA)?

• Will the saving be enough to eliminate the need for

subsidy? A

BC

D

E

Co

st o

f A

NS

Airports

A

B

C

D

E

Incumbent ANS provider

New ANS provider

Boundary?

ENR

APP

TWRDistance?

Height?

TWR APP ENR

Recovered from airport

SubsidyEnroute

fees

ANS service costs

Recovered by ANS

provider

50% of APP cost

charged to airport

50% of APP cost

charged to ENR

Recovered from

airspace users (TNC)Recovered by Airport

operator

.

Impact on safety

Transition period

Operations Manual/handbook

Military

Tender process and duration

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