Commission Regulation (EU) No 691/2010 (repealed)Show full title

Article 2 Definitions

For the purposes of this Regulation, the definitions of Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 549/2004 shall apply.

In addition, the following definitions shall apply:

(a)

‘Airport operator’ means the ‘managing body of an airport’ as defined in Council Regulation (EEC) No 95/93 of 18 January 1993 on common rules for the allocation of slots at Community airports(1);

(b)

‘Data’ means qualitative, quantitative and other relevant information related to air navigation performance collected and systematically processed by, or on behalf of, the Commission for the purpose of the implementation of the performance scheme;

(c)

‘Performance indicators’ means the indicators used for the purpose of performance monitoring, benchmarking and reviewing;

(d)

‘Key performance indicators’ means the performance indicators used for the purpose of performance target setting;

(e)

‘Commercial air transport movements’ means the sum of take-offs and landings involving the transport of passengers, cargo or mail, for remuneration or hire, calculated as an average over the three years preceding the adoption of the performance plan, regardless of the maximum take-off mass and the number of passenger seats used;

(f)

‘Binding target’ means a performance target adopted by Member States as part of a national or functional airspace block performance plan and subject to an incentive scheme providing for rewards, disincentives and/or corrective action plans;

(g)

‘Air carrier’ means an air transport undertaking with a valid operating license issued by a Member State in accordance with European Union Law;

(h)

‘Airspace users’ representative’ means any legal person or entity representing the interests of one or several categories of users of air navigation services;

(i)

‘Determined costs’ means the costs as defined in Article 15(2)(a) and (b) of Regulation (EC) No 550/2004;

(j)

‘National authorities’ means the regulatory authorities at national or functional airspace block level whose costs are eligible for recovery from airspace users when they are incurred in relation with the provision of air navigation services in application of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1794/2006;

(k)

‘Just culture’ means a culture in which front line operators or others are not punished for actions, omissions or decisions taken by them that are commensurate with their experience and training, but where gross negligence, wilful violations and destructive acts are not tolerated;

(l)

‘Airport coordinator’ means the function established at coordinated airports in application of Regulation (EEC) No 95/93;

(m)

‘Performance Monitoring’ means the continuous process of collecting and analysing data in order to measure the actual output of a system versus predefined targets.

(1)

OJ L 14, 22.1.1993, p. 1.