Traduction de «Entreprise de transports aériens » (Français → Anglais) :

‘air carrier’ means an air transport undertaking with a valid operating licence or equivalent.

(4) Community legislation, and in particular Council Regulation (EEC) No 3975/87 of 14 December 1987 laying down the procedure for the application of the rules on competition to undertakings in the air transport sector(6) and Regulation (EEC) No 3976/87 of 14 December 1987 on the application of Article 85(3) of the Treaty to certain categories of agreements and concerted practices in the air transport sector(7), is designed to introduce more competition between carriers providing air transport services to the public.

(a) 'air carrier' shall mean an air transport undertaking with a valid operating licence.

The liability of an air carrier (air transport undertaking) for damage sustained by a passenger or a passenger's baggage in the event of an accident cannot be subject to any financial limit defined by law, convention or contract.

After an exchange of views, the President drew the following conclusions on the situation in civil aviation: "1.Concerned by the economic recession afflicting civil air transport and by the high costs of air transport undertakings, confronted as they are by overcapacity and low yields, which are affecting the air transport industry to such a degree that it is incurring unbearable losses, considers that an environment must be created which will enable air transport undertakings to reduce their costs and improve their yields.

that air transport plays a vital role in the European economy and for international trade and cooperation and that the aviation sector has a major contribution to offer in improving the competitiveness of the European economy as set out in the Lisbon Agenda; that the achievements of the Community's internal aviation market for both EU industry and users have created significant benefits for consumers and significant opportunities for operators that can be explored in respect of the Community's aviation relations with third countries as well as providing useful references for third countries; that the negotiation of new or amended aviation agreements with t ...[+++]hird countries must be conducted in a spirit which seeks to deliver mutually beneficial outcomes; that differences in the stages of development of Member States' bilateral aviation arrangements with third countries can, in practice, lead to inequalities in the opportunities available to Community carriers in some international markets; the important role of industry and consumer stakeholders, in particular the European airline industry, in the development of the Community's external aviation policy;