Association of European Airlines

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Association of European Airlines

Formation	1952
Dissolved	2016
Type	Airline trade association
Headquarters	Brussels
Location	Europe
Membership	25 airlines
President	Temel Kotil
Website	www.aea.be

The Association of European Airlines (AEA) was a trade body that brought together 22 major airlines, and was the voice of the European airline industry for over 60 years. It shut down in the end of 2016.^[1]

AEA worked in partnership with the institutions of the European Union and other stakeholders in the value chain, to ensure the sustainable growth of the European airline industry in a global context. Upon its demise in 2016, AEA Member Airlines carried over 300 million passengers and 4.5 million tonnes of cargo and provided direct employment to 270,000 people. They operated over 8,000 flights a day, serving 530 destinations in 140 countries, with a global turnover of €100 billion.^[2]