Under the Radar of the Public as a historic monopoly has fallen Since the beginning of the year, the air traffic control Skyguide must reckon with the competition – at least on the regional airports such as Berne, Lugano, Altenrhein, Grenchen, Les Eplatures (La Chaux-de-Fonds, NE), Buochs NW and customs. With the liberalization of the Federal government is responding to the difficulties of these airfields, for the cost of the flight fuse.
by 2015, they benefited from a cross – financing from fees, the Skyguide has played at the international airports of Zurich and Geneva. Since the Acquisition of European law in the year 2016, this is no longer allowed Skyguide. “For several years, the Regional airports fear for their existence,” says Jorge Pardo, managing Director of the Association of Swiss airports. This suggest for the Regional airports with a total amount of 35 million Swiss francs.
The Federal government shall supervise the foreign-made aircraft safer
the revenue of the fees of around 5 million Swiss francs, which collect the airline seats, as well as a chunk of mineral oil, are expensive by around 23 million. “The difference of 7 million, has since 2016 of the Federal government. But this Boon has since been reduced each year. And from 2020, the Federal government no longer covers the difference,” says Pardo. For this reason and with the aim to provide affordable solutions for the regional airports of Switzerland, have the effect of Association on the opening of the market.
According to the Urs Holderegger, a spokesman for the Federal office for civil aviation (Foca), to be able to make Regional airports a request to your To and departures from another vendor to control. Then it was the responsibility of the Foca, as the Supervisory authority, the local air navigation services by third parties to allow and to supervise. “The service provider must be certified in accordance with European regulations and provide proof that safety is guaranteed at all times,” stresses Holderegger.
interest on the Swiss market shows, for example, the Austrian air traffic Control Agency, Austro Control, the organized private sector, but in the hands of the state. “We lead the first exploratory talks,” said spokesman Markus Pohanka. What airports, Austro Control is in contact, he does not want to reveal yet. It is established, however, that the Austrian air navigation service brings experience. “We handle the air traffic for the last twelve years in Germany.” Eleven regional airports, the company is engaged, among other things in Frankfurt-Hahn, the sixth-largest cargo airport in the country.
“thanks to lean structures, we are able to offer significantly cheaper services.”Marek Bekier
But also from Germany, Skyguide has competition: DFS Aviation Services, a subsidiary of the German air traffic control, provides these services at ten German regional airports. “We are interested in designing for the different needs of the airports in Switzerland are tailor-made offers,” said DFS spokeswoman Carolin Walaski.
A step further, the private Swedish company Aviation Capacity Resources: the ACR has established a subsidiary in Zug. In Sweden, controlled by 15 Regional airports. “Thanks to lean structures, we are able to offer significantly cheaper services,” says Marek Bekier, acting for ACR in Switzerland-and long-at Skyguide. He provides the prospect, to take over the employees of Swiss air traffic control – existing conditions.
In the race, according to insiders, the Norwegian company Avinor Air Navigation, the state of flight safety in the country. “For economic reasons” keeps it covered, with regard to Switzerland, and reveals only: “The potential in Europe is interesting.”
Skyguide is in turn due to the lost of monopoly of the left: “We are in favour of this opening up of the market generally,” says spokesman Vladi Barrosa. The Swiss air traffic control has taken precautions and has a subsidiary founded: it occurs with Skyguide National. Still be unclear, Barrosa, whether alone or in partnership with a third-party.
(Sunday newspaper)
Created: 23.02.2019, 23:02 PM
