Cross-industry and sectoral social dialogue - Civil aviation Sectors of activity :SelectAgricultureAudiovisualBankingCentral government administrationsChemical industryCivil aviationCommerceConstructionContract cateringEducation ElectricityExtractive industriesFood and drink industryFootwearFurnitureGasGraphical industryHospitals and healthcareHotel, restaurant and catering (HORECA)Industrial cleaningInland waterwaysInsuranceLive performanceLocal and regional governmentsMaritime transportMetal industryPaper industryPersonal services/Hairdressing PortsPostal servicesPrivate securityProfessional footballRailwaysRoad transportSea fisheriesShipbuildingSteelSugarTanning and leatherTelecommunicationsTemporary agency workTextile and clothingWoodworking Social partners Workers' organisations Employers' organisations European Transport Workers' Federation (ETF) Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation (CANSO) European Cockpit Association (ECA) Airlines 4 dialogue (A4D) European Network Airlines' Association (ENAA) In the air traffic management field: Airlines International Representation in Europe (Aire) Air Traffic Controllers European Union Coordination (ATCEUC) European Regions Airline Association (ERA) Airport Council International – ACI Europe Airport Services Association (ASA) Social dialogue in this sector covers activities involving passenger and freight air transport (both scheduled and non-scheduled) and civil aviation (air crew, ground handling, air traffic management). Air transport makes a key contribution to the EU economy, as the figures below show: over 120 scheduled airlines over 450 airports 60 air navigation service providers 880m departures from or arrivals at EU airports in 2014 In 2013, EU-licensed airlines directly employed 425 000 people. The total comes to 1.4m if we include: airport operators & ground-handling activities building & repairing aircraft flying schools air transport-related activities performed by travel agencies & regulatory bodies. If we include all other economic activities carried out at airports (trade, hotels, catering, cargo handling, land transport, public services, etc.) and their combined indirect effects, air transport and airports provide 4.8m jobs. Together, they contribute €300bn to EU GDP (gross domestic product). Major challenges include: the absence of a global level playing field, the increasingly competitive environment structural changes - the low-cost model & atypical forms of employment the Single European Sky initiative. Key areas The Committee is currently focusing on: action following the Commission's Aviation Strategy for Europe action following the joint statement on implementation of the Single European Sky initiative and the proposal for a regulation on ground handling services combating violence at work, especially violence against women and third-party violence atypical employment (outsourcing, independent and self-employed workers) how to facilitate transnational collective labour agreements at company level. Activities and meetings Check the library entries for this sectoral social dialogue committee. Achievements/Joint texts Check the social dialogue texts database