Following an evaluation of the Air Services Regulation published in 2019 and an impact assessment launched in 2021, the Commission identified targeted adjustments to respond to recent shifts in market dynamics in the sector, such as the demand for a more sustainable aviation (i.e. decarbonisation of the sector by 2050), the impact of COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine. In light of these, the Commission concluded that it has to go forward with the development ...