Association of European Airlines

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Association of European Airlines


Formation 1952
Type Airline trade association
Headquarters Brussels
Location Flag of Europe Europe
Membership 33 airlines
Website www.aea.be

The Association of European Airlines (AEA) includes 33 European airlines. The aim of the association is to represent the airlines within the European Union and other international bodies. A total of 346,475,239 passengers travelled on these airlines in 2005.

The AEA had its beginnings in 1952 when the presidents of Air France, KLM, Sabena Airlines and Swissair formed a joint study group. It now includes many major airlines such as British Airways, Lufthansa, Air France, Alitalia, KLM, Iberia Airlines and Czech Airlines.

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