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CIVIL AVIATION AND CIVIL AVIATION AND AEROSUISSE AEROSUISSE THE ENVIRONMENT THE ENVIRONMENT NOISE LIST OF ITS 143 MEMBERS (as at 30th April 2016) Established in 1968, AEROSUISSE as umbrella association aims Breakdown of CO2 emissions by sector Aviation generates noise emissions too. However, the number of people to maintain the interests of the Swiss aerospace sector and to ensure exposed, in relation to other transport carriers, is rather low. Construction and, Aero-Club of Switzerland, Lucerne Dasnair SA, Geneva-Airport ISS Aviation AG, Zurich-Airport SPAS Seaplane Pilots Association its means of existence. It takes influence on the formation of the legal Switzerland, Lutry Exceeding the emission limit value pursuant to LSV: Other; 10% manufacturing industry; Aero Insurance Service AG, Zurich-Airport ddPConcepts GmbH, Ennetbürgen Japat AG / Novartis International AG, framework in the domain of aviation and space. Today, AEROSUISSE 16% Basel SR Technics Switzerland, Zurich-Airport Transport Carrier Exposed population over IGW 1) Aerolite AG, Ennetbürgen Dnata Switzerland AG, Kloten represents 143 companies and organisations including scheduled and Transport Aéroport de Neuchâtel SA, Colombier Dufry International AG, Basel Jet Aviation Management AG, SSIG Swiss Space Industries Group, charter airlines, international and regional airports, airfields, fixed base Day Night (excluding air Zurich-Airport Zurich operators, air traffic control, maintenance shops, aircraft and subcompo- Road 1’200’000 700’000 Aéroport de Sion, Sion Easyjet Switzerland SA, Geneva-Airport Electric power transport); 15% Jordi AG – Das Medienhaus, Belp Super Constellation Flyers Association, nents manufacturers, Swiss Air Force, companies within the space industry, Railroad 70’000 140’000 generation, Aéroport Régional Les Eplatures SA, E-Aviation Swiss Sagl, Agno Ju-Air, Dübendorf Neuenkirch flight training schools as well as all influential aviation associations and Aviation 27’000 57’000 heat energy; Air transport; La Chaux-de-Fonds Ecole de parachutisme de Château d’Oex, 32% 2% Kessler Consulting & Co. AG., Zurich Swiss Aerodromes, Zurich other companies being related to aerospace in a broader sense. AFS all-financial-solutions gmbh, Lupfig Le Vaud 2) Swiss Aerospace Cluster, St. Gallen The noise-exposed area around Zurich Airport has decreased over the last Territorial gain, Aircraft Service Grenchen, Grenchen EFOS Flight Charter AG, Kloten Lantal Textiles, Langenthal 20 years by two thirds, despite an increase in flight movements. At the same deforestation; Swiss Aircraft Maintenance Association Air-Espace Sàrl, Colombier Engadin Airport AG, Samedan Legendair Ltd., Beinwil am See 25% President: Paul Kurrus, ex-National Councillor, Arlesheim time, the population in the affected areas increased by 83%. Source: World Research Institute WRI Lightwing Aircraft AG, Stans SAMA, Basel Airline Assistance Switzerland AG, Ermini AG, Zurich Managing Director: Philip Kristensen, Bern Lions Air AG, Zurich-Airport Swiss Air Force, Dübendorf AEROSUISSE Zurich-Airport EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg, ENERGY / CO2 SWISS ASD The Aeronautics, Security The global aviation industry is engaged to further mitigate greenhouse Airport Altenrhein AG, Altenrhein Basel-Airport Lugano Airport, Agno Around 2% of worldwide fossil energy consumption is assignable to civil air and Defence Division of Swissmem, gas emissions. Malbuwit AG, Belp ADDRESS EDITION NOTICE transport. This results in a share of about 2% of man-made CO output. 3) Air Airport Buochs AG, Buochs European Business Aviation Association Zürich 2 This engagement is based on four pillars: EBAA (Switzerland), Zollikon Marenco Swisshelicopter AG, Pfäffikon AEROSUISSE Editor and supply source: transport contributes with approximately 12% of worldwide CO emissions Air Service Basel GmbH, Basel-Airport Swiss Association of Aeronautical 2 st Umbrella Organisation of AEROSUISSE, P.O. Box within the entire transport industry. Considering transport carriers in Switzer- – 1 pillar: improved technology Albinati Aeronautics, SA, Geneva-Airport ExecuJet Europe AG, Zurich-Airport Mecaplex AG, Grenchen Sciences, Emmen Swiss Aerospace 3001 Bern land, around 20% of all consumed fuel is used for continental and interconti- (e.g. lower-emission engines, lighter aircraft equipment, alternative Alp-Air Bern, Belp Fliegerschule Birrfeld AG, Birr-Lupfig Meyer Avocats, Geneva Swiss Aviation Training Ltd., 4) nental flights. During an intercontinental flight a modern airliner consumes fuels from renewable resources) Altran AG, Lausanne FLUBAG Flugbetriebs AG, Neudorf Moreillon Dr. Pierre, Honory President, Zurich-Airport Head office: within a range of 100 km around 3 litres of fuel per passenger carried. – 2nd pillar: operational measures Flughafen Bern AG, Belp Lausanne Swiss Federation of Civil Drones, Bern Amac Aerospace Switzerland AG, Basel Kapellenstrasse 14 Editorial and conceptual: (e.g. shorter and more direct air routes, fuel-saving start and landing Flughafen Zürich AG, Zurich-Airport Mohler Burkhard Partner AG, Basel Swiss Hanggliding & Paragliding CLIMATE AOPA Switzerland, Zurich P.O. Box AEROSUISSE procedures) Flugschule Basel AG, Basel-Airport Motorfluggruppe Thurgau, Lommis Association SHPA, Zurich According to the report „Aviation and the Worldwide Atmosphere“ of UNEP AutoGyro AG, Hildesheim (D) 3001 Bern rd Motorflug-Veteranen des AeCS, Swiss International Air Lines AG, Basel 5) 6) – 3 pillar: more efficient infrastructure Avex Aviation Experts AG, Wallisellen Flugschule Eichenberger AG, Buttwil and WMO (IPCC 1999) , the worldwide air traffic contributes with 3.5% to Grandcour Tel. +41 (0)58 796 98 90 Copyright: (e.g. better use of airspace and airports) Franke Industrie AG, Aarburg Swiss Helicopter Association, Bern the man-made greenhouse effect. With increasing air traffic that share could Aviasuisse, Zurich Fax +41 (0)58 796 99 03 AEROSUISSE The Nuance Group AG, Glattbrugg Swiss Jet Ltd., Zurich-Airport grow up to 5% by 2050. The state of scientific research on the impact of nitric – 4th pillar: economic measures Aviation Experts Group, Eglisau Gate Gourmet Switzerland GmbH, www.aerosuisse.ch oxides and water vapour arising from aircraft engines on the greenhouse effect Zurich-Airport Pilatus Flugzeugwerke AG, Stans Swiss Museum of Transport, Lucerne (e.g. voluntary CO2-offset, emission trading) Aviation Media AG, Teufen [email protected] Bern 2016 still shows significant uncertainties. In the long-run the climatic influence will General Aviation Genossenschaft Basel, Pratt & Whitney Aero Engines Swiss Oil Association, Zurich AviMall GmbH, Zurich International GmbH, Lucerne be dominated by the CO2 emission. The latest scientific studies assume that Basel-Airport Swissport International Ltd., Zurich-Airport EMISSION TRADING Avionix GmbH, Winterthur based on an assessment period of 100 years these materials strengthen the Genève Aéroport, Geneva-Airport Premium Jet AG, Zurich-Airport 7) Swiss PSA Pilot School Association, greenhouse effect of CO2 by the factor 1.35 . CO2 emissions at cruise altitude In 2012 aviation became subject to the European Emission Trading System AviSwiss GmbH, Zollikon Proventavia LLC, Gross Germania Flug AG, Glattbrugg Meisterschwanden have the same effect as ground-level emissions (e.g. road traffic, industry (EU ETS) by the EU. Thereby airlines are required to compensate all their Belair Airlines AG, Glattbrugg Rabbit-Air, Bachenbülach or heating). Approximately one third of the nitrogen oxide at cruising level Glausen u. Partner AG, Thun Swiss Space Systems Holding SA, CO2 emissions by purchasing emission rights. A part of is a free entitlement BGI Bertil Grimme AG Insurance Broker, Rega Schweiz. Rettungsflugwacht, Payerne originates from shipped ground-level emissions, from aircraft or has natural Zug Global Aerospace Underwriting SOURCES (free allocation based on the benchmark and their revenue kilometers data Zurich-Airport TAG Aviation SA, Geneva-Airport origins (thunderstorm). Managers Ltd., Zurich of 2010), whereas any surplus to be compensated by means of acquired Breitling SA, Grenchen Regionalflugplatz Jura-Grenchen AG, Great Circle Services AG, Hildisrieden TEKO Schweiz. Fachschule, Lucerne – Aero-Club der Schweiz, Lucerne – Aviation Policy Report of Federal emission rights. According to the EU Directive, the requirements of EU BTEE SA Environnement & Sécurité/ Grenchen groWING of Switzerland GmbH, Thommen Aircraft Equipment AG, – ATAG, Geneva Council, 2016 ETS shall apply to all flights to and from destinations in Europe. Hence AIRTRACE, Geneva Renz & Partners, Bern Hünenberg Waldenburg – BAZL Bundesamt für Zivilluftfahrt, Bern – Rega Schweizerische Rettungsflug- VADEMECUM 2016 this regulation would apply to even non-European airlines. Based on Cargologic AG, Zurich-Airport RUAG Schweiz AG, RUAG Aviation, wacht, Zurich 1) IGW – imission limit value (aircraft noise: night-time > 50 dB(A) Leq) Principles: Helvetic Airways AG, Zurich-Airport Tudor Tech SA, Saint-Imier – BFS Bundesamt für Statistik, Neuchâtel international opposition against the extraterritorial legal effect of EU ETS Cat Aviation AG, Zurich-Airport Emmen – RUAG Schweiz AG, RUAG Space, Zurich Zurich 2013, Geneva 2012 Travcon AG, Oberuzwil – BAFU Bundesamt für Umwelt, Bern HLF Aviation, Kloten 2) and a framework agreement on the level of the International Civil Aviation Cessna Zurich Citation Service Center, Schweiz. Gletscherpiloten-Vereinigung – Schweizerischer Hängegleiter-Verband, 60 dB(A) Leq day-time noise