- aircraft
means ‘aircraft’ as defined in Article 3, point 28, of Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 of the European Parliament and of the Council;
- aircraft operator certificate
(‘AOC’) means ‘air operator certificate (AOC)’ as defined in Article 2, point 8, of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council;
- airport
means an ‘airport’ as defined in Article 2, point 1, of Directive 2009/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council;
- aviation fuels greenhouse gas scheme
means a scheme granting benefits to aircraft operators for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from aviation fuels;
- aviation fuels life cycle emissions
means carbon dioxide equivalent emissions of aviation fuels that include carbon dioxide equivalent emissions of energy production, transport, distribution and use on board, including during combustion, and which represent the sum of carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), and of nitrous oxide (N2O) emitted, calculated in accordance with point C of Annex V to Directive (EU) 2018/2001 and, where applicable, other relevant Union law and international standards, and data and methodologies which reflect the latest scientific developments developed under the ICAO framework, and measured in grammes of carbon dioxide equivalent per megajoule;
- block aviation fuel
means the amount of aviation fuels consumed by an aircraft when operating a flight, from its initial movement from its parking place at the departure airport until it comes to a complete stop at the parking place at the arrival airport, measured in tonnes;
- block time
means the total time elapsed from the aircraft’s initial movement from its parking place at the departure airport until it comes to a complete stop at the parking place at the arrival airport, measured in minutes;
- cabin class
means the distinct service and accommodation provided to passengers which is characterised by the specific configuration of the seats in the cabin, amenities, and fare structures;
- cabin emissions
means the proportion of flight emissions attributed to the cabin, measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent;
- cabin emissions per passenger
means the result of dividing the cabin emissions by the average number of passengers on the flights in the previous corresponding scheduling period, measured in kilogrammes of carbon dioxide equivalent per passenger;
- cabin emissions per passenger-kilometre
means the result of dividing the estimated cabin emissions per passenger by the distance of the operated route, measured in grammes of carbon dioxide equivalent per passenger-kilometre;
- carbon dioxide equivalent
(‘CO2eq’) means the unit of measurement comparing the radiative force of a greenhouse gas to that of carbon dioxide (CO2);
- digital reporting tool
means a digital platform developed and managed by the Agency as the unique point of contact with aircraft operators for the reporting of data and for the distribution of labels;
- expired labels
means labels that are past their validity period;
- flight emissions
means the estimated aviation fuels life cycle emissions of a flight operated by an aircraft operator which are made up of cabin emissions and freight emissions, measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent;
- freight
means goods, materials, and parcels other than passenger luggage transported on board an aircraft, measured in tonnes;
- freight emissions
means the proportion of flight emissions attributed to freight, measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent;
- freight emissions per tonne
means the product of dividing the freight emissions by the average mass of freight carried on the aircraft in the previous corresponding scheduling period, measured in kilogrammes of carbon dioxide equivalent per tonne of freight;
- freight emissions per tonne-kilometre
means the product of dividing the estimated freight emissions per tonne by the distance of the operated route, measured in grammes of carbon dioxide equivalent per tonne-kilometre;
- label
means a graphic diagram, printed or electronic, combining the label logotype and the information set out in Annex III;
- label logotype
means the image defined in Point 1 of Annex III to this Regulation that shall represent the verification of the flight emissions;
- passenger
(‘pax’) means a person occupying a seat within the cabin area of an aircraft at the moment of departure of an aircraft, and who is travelling aboard an aircraft for the purpose of reaching a specific destination;
- point of sale
means a physical location or online platform service owned by an aircraft operator, or which offers the flights of an aircraft operator, where an aircraft operator, or any person authorised to represent that aircraft operator, stores and makes information available to the public about flights operated by that aircraft operator for purchase or comparison purposes.
- scheduling period
means a ‘scheduling period’ as defined in Article 2, point (d), of Council Regulation (EEC) No 95/93;
- seat
means a seat fitted to an aircraft on which a passenger may be accommodated for the duration of a journey;
- seating area
means the area allocated for each seat for each passenger and for each cabin class, measured in square metres;