Setting up of an association of European air line companies

Recommendation 12 (1951)

Author(s):

Parliamentary Assembly

Origin

This Recommendation was adopted by the Assembly at its Thirty-fourth Sitting, 7th December, 1951 (see Doc. 59, Report of the Committee on Economic Questions).

Thesaurus

The Assembly,

Having regard to Recommendation 7 on the Co-ordination of European Communications adopted on 26th August, 1950,

Having considered the position of the various European methods of transport and recognising the desirability of co-ordinating them by means of establishing a European Transport Authority,

1. Is of the opinion that, having regard to the conditions in which the various European air lines at present operate, the co-ordination of air transport is particularly desirable,

2. Recommends that a conference of governmental experts and of representatives of the various European air companies be immediately convened in order :

a to examine the possibility of setting up, under conditions to be laid down and approved, an association of Air Line Companies to take charge of air communications between Member States, or

b to report on other possible methods of achieving closer collaboration in order to secure the economic and efficient operation of European Air transport.