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What it is

New rules for air traffic services in Spain

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed

It is a government bill. Introduced by the Government. It was introduced on 11 February 2010. Introduced by: Gobierno.

Official title: Government bill regulating the provision of air traffic control services, establishing the obligations of civil providers of such services, and setting certain labor conditions for civil air traffic controllers (originating from Royal Decree-Law 1/2010, of 5 February).

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 121/000058· updated 11 Nov

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  1. AENA keeps providing area and approach control services, but the Ministry of Public Works can designate other certified providers for aerodrome control, at the request of the airport manager.
  2. Every provider must guarantee safe, efficient, continuous and economically sustainable service, and holds exclusive power to organize shifts, schedules, rest periods and staff. These powers cannot be given away.
  3. Work limits are set for controllers: shift work of no more than twelve hours, a maximum of eighty overtime hours per year, and set rest percentages during the workday.
  4. Breaches that harm safety or service continuity are considered very serious and can lead to the worker's disciplinary dismissal.
  5. At lower-traffic airports, aerodrome flight information service (AFIS) will be introduced and new providers will be selected. AENA must submit safety studies and offer jobs to affected controllers, who may also join the new provider or end their contract with compensation.
  6. For three years, the paid special leave that allowed controllers to stop working at age 52 while keeping their fixed salary is suspended, and the maximum work year is set at 1,670 hours, the 2009 average. AENA also regains powers to move workers, change shifts and organize vacations based on service needs.

Who it affects

  • AENA: Must open the market to new providers, submit safety studies, and regains the power to organize work.
  • AENA air traffic controllers: New maximum of 1,670 working hours per year, suspension of the paid special leave, and less control over shifts and rest.
  • New air traffic service providers: Can enter the market if certified by a European Union supervisory authority.
  • Airlines and passengers: Air navigation charges are expected to fall between 2010 and 2013.

Words worth knowing

Servicio de información de vuelo de aeródromo (AFIS)
A service that gives information to flights at small airports without requiring air traffic controllers.
Licencia especial retribuida (paid special leave)
A status that allowed controllers to stop working at age 52 while collecting their fixed salary until retirement.
Tasa de ruta (route charge)
Money airlines pay for using air navigation services.
Autoridad Nacional de Supervisión (National Supervisory Authority)
A public body that checks whether providers meet safety rules.

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Where it stands

How far did it get?

It took 7 of 7 steps. It reached BOE, and today it is passed.

  1. Introduced11 February 2010Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted16 February 2010The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
  3. Amendments19 February 2010Groups propose changes.
  4. Committee11 March 2010A committee goes through the text in detail.
  5. Plenaryno dateAll 350 deputies vote.
  6. Senate24 March 2010The Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
  7. BOE14 April 2010It is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 8 official steps on a timeline
Feb 2010Mar 201011. 11 February 2010: Presentación22. 16 February 2010: Comisión de Fomento Publicación desde 16/02/2010 hasta 19/02/201033. 16 February 2010: Calificación44. 19 February 2010: Comisión de Fomento Enmiendas desde 19/02/2010 hasta 11/03/201055. 11 March 2010: Comisión de Fomento Informe desde 11/03/2010 hasta 18/03/201066. 18 March 2010: Comisión de Fomento Aprobación con competencia legislativa plena desde 18/03/2010 hasta 24/03/201077. 24 March 2010: Senado desde 24/03/2010 hasta 14/04/201088. 14 April 2010: Concluido - (Aprobado con modificaciones) desde 14/04/2010 hasta 11/05/2010

Was there a plenary vote?

We have no plenary vote linked to this law in the Congreso’s data.

What happens next

What happens now?

It is law, or will be once published in the BOE. It comes into force on the date its own text sets.

The same initiative in the other chamber:

Published in the BOE: Law 9/2010, of 14 April, regulating the provision of air traffic services, establishing the obligations of civil providers of such services, and setting certain labor conditions for civil air traffic controllers.

Sources

Where does all this come from?

  • The data comes from the open files of the Congreso, the Senate and the BOE, unaltered.
  • Each deputy’s province is the one of their seat on the day of the vote.
  • We only say “passed” or “rejected” when the majority needed is certain; otherwise we say which side had more votes.

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