It is intended to be the backbone of the fighter jet capacity for our Royal Canadian Air Force; for the U.S. military, not just the U.S. air force; and for seven other allies.

31. Believes that a scheme for aviation should as a first step cover all flights to and from any EU airport (if possible also intercontinental flights transiting through EU air space), irrespective of the country of origin of the airline concerned, so as to ensure a level playing field to operators with different route profiles, to avoid distortion of the market in favour of flights to destinations outside the EU, to ensure environmental effectiveness, to prevent cross-subsidisation and to influence aircraft design; stresses that a w ...[+++]orldwide emission trading scheme needs to be introduced as soon as possible;

30. Believes that a scheme for aviation should as a first step cover all flights to and from any EU airport (if possible also intercontinental flights transiting through EU air space), irrespective of the country of origin of the airline concerned, so as to ensure a level playing field to operators with different route profiles, to avoid distortion of the market in favour of flights to destinations outside the EU, to ensure environmental effectiveness, to prevent cross-subsidisation and to influence aircraft design; stresses that a w ...[+++]orldwide emission trading scheme needs to be introduced as soon as possible;

31. Believes that a scheme for aviation should as a first step cover all flights to and from any EU airport (if possible also intercontinental flights transiting through EU air space), irrespective of the country of origin of the airline concerned, so as to ensure a level playing field to operators with different route profiles, to avoid distortion of the market in favour of flights to destinations outside the EU, to ensure environmental effectiveness, to prevent cross-subsidisation and to influence aircraft design; stresses that a w ...[+++]orldwide emission trading scheme needs to be introduced as soon as possible;

As announced in Budget 2013, funding for the procurement of Workplace Technology .

For these purposes, the Commission is proposing that the organisation should be empowered : - to draft and adopt binding rules with regard to safety of civil aviation (particularly as regards the design, manufacture, operation and maintenance of aircraft, as well as the persons and the bodies involved in these tasks); - to cooperate with contracting parties to ensure uniform application of the common rules; - to conduct, directly or through competent bodies, the technical inspections required to check conformity with the common rules, issue the appropriate certificates and to guarantee the regular follow-up of the level of aviation saf ...[+++]ety; - to establish the necessary international relations within its field of competence, including concluding with foreign aviation authorities the agreements necessary for the harmonisation of aviation safety rules as well as developing cooperation with a view to promoting the use of the European rules applicable in this area.