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European Cockpit Association

Trade union · Labour & trade unions · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry

As of 7 November 2026, European Cockpit Association appears in 15 declared MEP meetings (8 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.

15
declared meetings
with current MEPs
8
MEPs met
€400k/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
5.2
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“The European Cockpit Association represents the collective interests of its Member Associations at European level, striving for the highest levels of aviation safety and fostering social rights and quality employment for pilots in Europe. ECA strives to ensure safe and sustainable growth of the air transport industry across Europe, based upon clear, harmonised and enforceable rules throughout the EU.”

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“Moreover, since 2000, ECA is a recognised Social Partner in the EU's Sectoral Social Dialogue. This allows it to develop - jointly with European employers' organisations - common positions, recommendations and agreements that can have legally binding effect throughout the EU. ECA pursues its aims by: Active involvement with the European Institutions regulating the European air transport, such as EASA, the European Commission, European Parliament and Council of Ministers, as well as EUROCONTROL and ECAC; Monitoring European legislative and policy developments and advising our m (...)”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 15 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Socialists & Democrats1280%
European People's Party17%
Renew Europe17%
The Left17%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (9 in 2024). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2019
2
2020
0
2021
1
2022
0
2023
0
2024
9
2025
2
2026
1

Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.

The MEPs they meet most

Johan Danielsson
7 meetings · S&D
Marc Angel
2 meetings · S&D
Alicia Homs Ginel
1 meeting · S&D
Merja Kyllönen
1 meeting · The Left
Jens Gieseke
1 meeting · EPP

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
4 Mar 2026Jens GiesekeAviation sector
19 Nov 2025Marc AngelEuropean aviation
13 Jan 2025Jan-Christoph OetjenGeneral exchange on current aviation topics
20 Nov 2024Rosa Serrano SierraPriorities for European Commission 2024-2029
20 Nov 2024Alicia Homs GinelCondiciones de trabajo en el sector de la aviación civil
20 Nov 2024Johan DanielssonDeltagande på panelsamtal om prioriteringar och trender inom flygsektorn
19 Nov 2024Johan DanielssonReducerad cockpitbemanning och säkerhet
16 Oct 2024Merja KyllönenPiloting Safety
16 Oct 2024Johan DanielssonInbjudan att testa flygsimulator
15 Oct 2024Johan DanielssonArbetsvillkoren i flygsektorn
15 Oct 2024Estelle CeulemansDossier EMPL à venir
15 Oct 2024Marc AngelWorker's rights in aviation sector
10 May 2021Johan DanielssonDigitalt möte om Single European Sky
4 Dec 2019Johan DanielssonMöte med European Cockpit Association
1 Oct 2019Johan DanielssonMöte med European Cockpit Association

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