Air Services consultations at ICAN2011

Norway, together with Denmark and Sweden, will participate in ICAN2011 which will take place in Mumbai 17 – 23 October 2011.  The ICAN meetings are sponsored by ICAO and is a meeting place for States wishing to conduct Air Services consultations with third parties.  The Scandinavian countries participate in a joint Scandinavian delegation and through the services of the ICAN2011 secretariat meetings have been agreed between Scandinavia and the following countries:  Australia, Ethiopia, India, Iraq, Iran, Kenya, Oman, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Turkmenistan, Uganda, United Arab Emirates and Zambia.  It is possible that Scandinavia also will meet with the Republic of Korea.

The main purpose of these consultations differs from country to country.  For some countries the main purpose is to modernise Air Services Agreements that already are signed or only initialled, and to bring them in line with EU and EEA laws.  In other cases the main purpose is to discuss the possibilities of improving the traffic rights entitlements to and from Scandinavia, i.e. to improve the possibilities for a better route network on commercial terms.

EU and EEA carriers, licensed according to Council Regulation No. 1008/2008 (previously 2407/92) and established in Norway, may forward comments regarding these negotiations to the Ministry of Transport and Communications by contacting Ellen Krag, Adviser, phone +47 22 24 83 29, e-mail: ellen.krag@sd.dep.no , or Senior Advisor Pierre Chauvin, phone +47 22 24 82 77, e-mail: pierre.chauvin@sd.dep.no