One of the primary objectives of the EUACA is to support the implementation and application of the EU Regulation 95/93 (as amended) in a comprehensive, consistent and efficient manner.

The Regulation states in Article 8.5 that the coordinator or schedules facilitator shall take into account additional rules and guidelines established by the air transport industry world-wide or Community-wide.

Community-wide guidelines have been developed by the members of the EUACA  in the form of Recommended Practices which have evolved out of the application of the Regulation by the coordinators and schedules facilitators in the EU.

These Recommended Practices are designed to supplement and clarify both the Regulation and the IATA Worldwide Scheduling Guidelines and are developed in co-operation with IATA

Once approved by the members of the EUACA copies of the Recommended Practices are sent to the European Commission.

These Recommended Practices are used as a source of reference for all industry stakeholders when dealing with complex coordination issues.

Details of the current Recommended Practices can be found in the Library page.

List of the current EUACA Recommended Practices:

• EUACA Schedule Optimisation Meeting (SOM) Guidelines
  First published on 12 February 2006 - now version 2 as agreed EUACA/49 Sept 2008
• Interpretation of Force Majeure.
  First published on 22 March 2006 - now version 11 as agreed EUACA/49 Sept 2008
• Dealing with AdHoc Requests
  First published on 12 March 2005 - now version 2 as agreed EUACA/49 Sept 2008.
• Handling of Outstanding Requests
  First published on 1 March 2005 - now version 5 as agreed EUACA/49 Sept 2008
• Slot Monitoring And Determination of Historics
  First published on 6 October 2005 - now version 8 as agreed EUACA/49 Sept 2008.
• Monitoring by Schedule Facilitators.
  First published on 9 June 2006 - now version 5 as agreed EUACA/49 Sept 2008
• Application of Article 14(6).
  First published on 9 June 2006 - now version 5 as agreed EUACA/49 Sept 2008.
• Use of Schedules discrepancies data by Coordinators.
  First published on 10 September 2005 - now version 6 as agreed EUACA/49 Sept 2008
• Interested Parties
  First published on 6 October 2005 - now version 8 as agreed EUACA/49 Sept 2008.
• Handling of Paper Airlines
  First published on 12 March 2005 - now version 5 as agreed EUACA/49 Sept 2008
• Information for Schedules Facilitators and Coordinators
  First published on 9 June 2006 - now version 10 as agreed EUACA/49 Sept 2008.
• Airlines that cease operations for financial reasons
• Transparency
• Usage of the slot ID for GA/BA flights
  First published on 16 September 2010 - as agreed EUACA/56 June 2010
• Adjustments for varying Season lengths
  First published on 12 March 2005 - now version 5 as agreed EUACA/49 Sept 2008