Competencia en el sector aéreo y aeroportuario

Authors

  • Isabel Fernández Torres

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18042/cepc/rap.197.03

Keywords:

Aviation sector, airport system, competition between airports, regional airports, guidelines, financing airports, start-up to airlines, law of the European Union State aid

Abstract

This paper analyses competition within the aviation sector. It first focus on Air Service Liberalization and then discusses in detail the reform of airport management and financing in Spain. Our analysis suggests that the reform that individualizes the airport system doesn’t promote airport competition. On the other hand, the author analyses the new Aviation Guidelines adopted by the European Commission in February 2014 replacing the 1994 and 2005 Aviation Guidelines. The revised rules are welcomed as they further elaborate on the assessment criteria to apply the market economy operator principle and remove certain conditions (that had been deemed questionable) for the European Commission authorising start-up aid to airlines.

Issue

Section

STUDIES