Air navigation
Performance scheme and economic surveillance
Description
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/373 of 1 March 2017 laying down common requirements for providers of air traffic management/air navigation services and other air traffic management network functions and their oversight, repealing Regulation (EC) No 482/2008 and Implementing Regulations (EU) No 1034/2011, (EU) No 1035/2011 and (EU) 2016/1377 and amending Regulation (EU) No 677/2011.
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/317 of 11 February 2019 establishing a performance and charging scheme in the single European sky and repealing Implementing Regulations (EU) No 390/2013 and (EU) No 391/2013
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1627 of 3 November 2020 on exceptional measures for the third reference period (2020-2024) of the single European sky performance and charging scheme due to the COVID-19 pandemic
- Supporting Material — RP3 Safety (K)PI: Measurement of the safety key performance indicator and safety performance indicators in the SES Performance and Charging Scheme: Part (A), Part (B) and Part (C)
Within the Airports and Air Navigation Directorate, DSANA, regular monitoring and review of the performance and economic aspects of air navigation services is carried out. We are currently in the third reference period, RP3 (2020-2024), in which the European Commission adopted at Union level the performance targets for key performance indicators in the four performance areas: safety, environment, capacity and profitability.
For this third reference period, Spain has a national performance plan, ESPP3, still in draft phase given the current crisis in the air traffic sector. Directly related to this area is the establishment of a common charging scheme for air navigation services.
The rules applicable in this process are as follows:
Perfomance Scheme
- Yearly: “ESPP3 — RP3 Monitoring Report” monitoring the National Performance Plan.
- National capacity and environment performance indicators are regularly monitored throughout the year.
EASA regularly monitors the performance of air navigation services within the framework of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/317, including ESPP3, Spanish Performance Plan for the third reference period.
EOSM
- A number of safety indicators, with binding targets since 2020, including:
- The supervisory framework in the field of performance is established, the role of which is entrusted to the National Supervisory Authorities (NSAs or National Security Agencies — in Spain AESA).
- RP3 Safety (K)PI — Supporting Material Part (A)
- RP3 Safety (K)PI — Supporting Material Part (B)
- RP3 Safety (K)PI — Supporting Material Part (C)
As part of the Single European Sky regulatory initiative, Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/317 establishing a performance and charging scheme (hereinafter Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/317) establishes the supervisory framework in the field of performance in the area of safety.
Two key elements are laid down in Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/317:
EOSM: Efficiency of Safety Management, which measures the degree of execution of safety management objectives and indicates the maturity of safety.
The Commission has developed a supporting material for the implementation and measurement of this safety performance indicator (SPI) for the third reference period:
The measurement of the EOSM indicator is based on self-assessment questionnaires detailed in this support material, which in turn establish the need for these, once completed by the NSAs, to be reviewed by the NSAs prior to their submission to EASA.
The purpose of this assessment is to provide an overview of the maturity of the safety management systems of air navigation service providers currently operating in Spain.
Economic supervision
EASA carries out the economic supervision of certified providers providing their air navigation services in Spanish territory, as well as of ATS personnel training organisations.
This continuous monitoring ensures that service providers are able to fulfil their financial obligations in such a way as to ensure the economic viability of the activity they carry out and to demonstrate that they have sufficient capacity to carry out that activity and are able to ensure the continuity of those activities in accordance with the applicable rules.
Additionally, AESA verifies that air navigation service providers have adequate insurance coverage against any liabilities they may incur arising from the legislation in force.
Air Navigation Fees
- Decree 1675/1972 of 26 June, approving the tariffs to be applied by the Navigation Aid Network (EUROCONTROL)
AESA coordinates the cost reporting and setting of en route and approach air navigation tariffs.
The applicable routing tariffs are updated by means of a Ministerial Order amending paragraph 5 of Annex I to Decree 1675/1972 of 26 June 1972 approving the charges to be applied for the use of the aid network for air navigation (Eurocontrol) and amending the interest rate for late payment of those charges.
The route tariff update can be seen at the following link:
The application rates are adopted by updating Article 22 of Law 24/2001 of 27 December 2001 on fiscal, administrative and social measures.
