Aviation is the backbone of connectivity within the European Union and across the globe, linking countries, people and businesses. As a strategically important sector, it serves as a strong driver of economic growth, generating millions of jobs across Europe. Over the past 30 years, the EU internal market for aviation has transformed air travel in the European Union, making it more affordable, safer and accessible.
The EU's aviation policy aims to enhance European aviation's competitiveness, sustainability, efficiency and resilience, while maintaining the highest levels of safety and security for passengers.
The European Union’s legislation on aviation focuses on the common safety and security rules, maintaining a competitive aviation internal market, decarbonisation measures such as mandating the increased use of sustainable aviation fuels and economic incentives, modernising the European air traffic management system, as well as on promoting the EU’s global connectivity, for example through aviation agreements with international partners.
Connecting Europe and the world, enabling economic growth and resilience
Ensuring the highest safety standards
Decarbonising EU aviation
The EU’s external aviation policy
Delivering the digital European sky
Protecting passengers and cargo
Promoting competitiveness and connectivity
Modernising air traffic management
Performance Review Board of the Single European Sky
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The EU and the Republic of Kazakhstan have signed a Horizontal Aviation Agreement.
The Commission welcomes the political agreement reached by the European Parliament and the Council of the EU on the revision of EU air passenger rights.
The Commission updated the EU Air Safety List, the list of airlines that are subject to an operating ban or operational restrictions within the European Union, because they do not meet international safety standards.
In November 2025, the European Commission adopted the Sustainable Transport Investment Plan (STIP), setting out a roadmap to accelerate the shift to renewable and low-carbon fuels in aviation.
STIP will help to meet the fuel targets set out in the ReFuelEU Aviation Regulation and kick-start the production of eSAF, while boosting Europe’s competitiveness.
