Commissione per i trasporti e il turismo

The Executive Director of EASA, Mr Patrick Ky, will brief the Members of the TRAN committee on the outcome of the 737 MAX re-certification process, ahead of the aircraft's first take off in Europe since March 2019. The exchange of views will take place on Monday morning, 25 January 2021 and will be webstreamed.

The integration of the Western Balkans’ transport markets into the European Union and the related policy priorities for the years ahead will be the subject of an exchange of views of the TRAN Committee with Mr Matej Zakonjšek, Director of the Transport Community Permanent Secretariat. The exchange of views will take place on Monday afternoon, 25 January 2021 and will be webstreamed.

The Portuguese Minister for Infrastructure and Housing, Mr Pedro Nuno Santos, and the Portuguese Secretary of State for Tourism, Ms Rita Marques, will present to the TRAN committee the priorities of the Portuguese Presidency for the first half of 2021. The presentation will take place on Tuesday morning, 26 January 2021 and will be webstreamed.

Commissioner Vălean will present to the TRAN Committee the Commission's recently adopted strategy on sustainable and smart mobility. The strategy consists of a future-oriented roadmap for the Union’s transport policy with an action plan to achieve the objectives of a sustainable, smart and resilient mobility system. The presentation will take place on Monday afternoon, 25 January 2021 and will be webstreamed.

This proposal on slot allocation grants aviation stakeholders a relief from airport slot use requirements for the summer 2021 scheduling season. While airlines normally have to use 80% of the slots awarded to them to secure their full slot portfolios, the proposal reduces this threshold to 40%.