Ministry of Economics State of Brandenburg Version 2005/11/03 1 Ministry of Economics State of Brandenburg (Potsdam) Barnim County (Eberswalde) Airport

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Ministry of Economics State of Brandenburg (Potsdam)

Barnim County (Eberswalde)

Airport Rostock-Laage (Weitendorf)

Marshal Office of the Wielkopolska Voivodship (Poznan)

Association of the Communes and Poviats of Middle Pomerania Region (Koszalin)Sera South-East Regional

Authority (Clonmel, co. Tipperary)

Liguria Region (Genova)

Marche Region (Ancona)

Aosta Valley Region

Province of West-Vlaanderen (Sint-Andries (Brugge))

Klaipeda County Governor´s Administration (Klaipeda)

Ljungbyheds Airport (Ljungbyhed))

Kaunas County Governor´s Administration (Kaunas)

EUROPLANE

European Union Region’s Operational Project Leading to

Air Transport Networkingand

Information Exchange


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EUROPLANE Characteristics

• Duration:

1.01.2006 - 31.12.2007

• Budget: 1,278,000 €.

• EU-co-financing rate:

842,000 €.

• 13 partners from 7 EU-States of

all four INTERREG III C Zones

Ministry of Economics State of Brandenburg (Potsdam)

Airport Rostock-Laage (Weitendorf)

Barnim County (Eberswalde)

Marshal Office of the Wielkopolska Voivodship (Poznan)

Association of the Communes and Poviats of Middle Pomerania Region (Koszalin)Sera South-East Regional

Authority (Clonmel, co. Tipperary)

Liguria Region (Genova)

Marche Region (Ancona)

Aosta Valley Region

Province of West-Vlaanderen (Sint-Andries (Brugge))

Klaipeda County Governor´s Administration (Klaipeda)

Ljungbyheds Airport (Ljungbyhed))

Kaunas County Governor´s Administration (Kaunas)


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Ministry of Economics State of Brandenburg

Leadpartner 01

Province of West-Vlaanderen

Partner 02Airport Rostock-Laage

Partner 03

Barnim County

Partner 04

Giunta Regione Marche

Partner 06

Liguria Region

Partner 07

Association of the Communes and Powiats of Middle Pomerania Region

Partner 10

Marshal Office of the Wielkopolska Voivodship

Partner 09

Aosta Valley Region Partner 05

SERA South-East Regional Authority

Partner 08

Kaunas County Govenor’s Administration

Partner 11

Klaipeda county Govenor’s Administration

Partner 12 Ljungbyhed Airport Partner 13

EUROPLANE Partners


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EUROPLANE History

The project is now on an INTERREG III C East internal waiting list and expects to receive co-financing in Nov 2005 to start on 1.1. 2006.

Pre-decessors: SEABIRD project (1998-2001), INTERREG II C Program, Baltic Sea Region, SEAPLANE project (2003-2005), INTERREG III B Program North Sea Region

Activities:Berlin, Germany, March 2004 INTERREG IIIC Partner Search MeetingMilano, Italy, September 1st, 2004 EUROPLANE Partner meetingVienna, Austria, October 27th, 2004 Project Consultation MeetingVienna, Austria, April 2005 Project Information Meeting

Partner Search by UNICONSULT, TBridge and MKmetricIntegration of the Lead Partner “Ministry for Economy, Brandenburg” Information of all EUROPLANE Partners Close liaison with the INTERREG IIIC Secretariat, Development of the EUROPLANE application (14 out of 114 applications approved)


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EUROPLANE Philosophy

Challenges, questions and solutions on the development of regional airports in Europe are very similar for the regional authorities' and the airports’ representatives.

This ensures a high grade of exchangeability of know-how, experiences and problem solutions among the EUROPLANE partners.

By the development of regional airports the development of regions can be enhanced.


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EUROPLANE Main Objectives

… to promote the durability, function, accessibility and

sustainable existence of regional airports in the EU by

interregional co-operation and best practice information

exchange …

… by consideration of regional development instruments

such as ERDF and PSO.


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EUROPLANE Sub-Objectives

• To analyse the current constraints and challenges of the European Region’s air

transport industry, as well as the socio-economic positive impact of regional airports

• To elaborate airport business potentials and market niches

• To improve the regional airport's efficiency by the execution and evaluation of a

comparative airport analysis

• To improve the accessibility of regions by the identification of actual passenger market

potentials at integrated airports to establish new flight connections

• To identify opportunities to utilise EU structural funds for the development of regional

airports in EU objective 1 regions

• To increase the utilisation of the regional airport's Public Transport System by

improved passenger information infrastructure

• To improve the information exchange and co-operation between regional authorities,

airlines and airport managers to utilise existing know how and experiences and best

practise.


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EUROPLANE Components

Comp. 1: Management and Coordination

Comp. 2: Analysis on regional airport's constraints and challenges, Regional

Economic Relevance of Airports and Impact by PSO

Comp. 3: Airport Development Strategies

Comp. 4: Airport Passenger Market Potential Analysis

Comp. 5: Regional Development Instruments for Airport Infrastructure

Activities


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EUROPLANE Overview

Comp. 1

EU Policy Airportoperations

Regionaldevelopment

Considering data and results from former projects SEABIRD(INTERREG II C BSR) and SEAPLANE (INTERREG III B NSR)

Complementary co-operation with currentINTERREG III C projects: DEAR, EARD

13 regions of 6 EU countries, 4 INTERREG zonesintegrating 12 regional airports with similar challenges but also solutions

Subjects

Comp. 2

Comp. 3

Comp. 4

Comp. 5

Cohesion among regions, dissemination, contact to EU authorities

Sustainable transport, inter-modality,EU region’s competition

Passenger market potential, new routes

Add. airport activities, subsidies,AP benchmarking, public transport services

EU regulations concerning regional airport’s operation,

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Region’s SWOT analysis andimpact on more AP operation

ERDF and PSO development tools

Networking among airportsand with airline industry, best practise

Accessibility, tourism developm.,access to network airports

Interregional co-operation, know how exchange on developmenttools

EU air transport policy and impact on regions

Resolution on EU policy

EUROPLANE Project - INTERREG III C, East Zone

Co-financing of regional airport infra-structure measures

EU slot allocation mechanismfor regional airlines

Impact of EU regulations on regional airport’s,


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EUROPLANE Activities and Results (1)

Activities Results

Analysis of current constraints and challenges on future developments in European regional air transport

Better decisions by specific and condensed knowledge about regional airport industry

Comparative airport analysis (benchmarking) for involved airports,

Improved airport efficiency and lower operating costs

Execution of a regional SWOT analysis and strategy for identification of new airport market niches or business models,

Improved utilisation of region’s and airport’s strengths (USP) by more business activities (e.g. tourism) to the benefit of the regions development and to ensure airport’s economic durability

Identification of applicable regional and European development tools and instruments for airport extension progamms

Public co-financing of airport infrastructure extension activities

Airport passenger market potential analysis and implementation concept,

Inauguration of commercial viable new flight connections at some involved EUROPLANE airports


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EUROPLANE Activities and Results (2)

Activities Results

Comparison of regional economic effect of a new flight connection versus Public Service Obligations (PSO)

Inauguration of new flight by PSO to the benefit of the region

Installation of an EUROPLANE homepage as a network for information and communication exchange among the partners (regions, airports, airlines) and presentation towards the public.

Improved networking among involved cross sector parties and facilitated exchange of condensed information; better promotion of regional airport’s image,

Interregional resolutions toward EU institutions in case findings confirm disadvantages in regional development (e.g.: lack of financial resources for airport development),

Change and improvement of European and/ or national regional development policy

Installation of a passenger information system at some airports supporting the utilisation of sustainable public transport system.

Increased use of sustainable public transport system at involved airports.


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EUROPLANE Benefits (1)

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EUROPLANE• supports the regions in promoting and developing their

airport, an important facility within the infrastructure in the region contributing to the overall economic viability of the area.

• increases the region’s attractiveness and accessibility of their airport/ region by new flight connections.

• makes more effective use of European instruments for regional development in future to bring benefits for the region. (Objective of INTERREG III C )

• gives birth to new ideas on business opportunities for sustainable economic existence, respectively to lower compensation of yearly losses to be beard by the regional stakeholder.


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EUROPLANE Benefits (2)

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EUROPLANE• opens access to EU funding for essential studies and

assessments. Most of the studies would have been necessary sooner or later, but without EU funding they would have to be financed 100 % by the state.

• enables access to professional air transort expertise and using experience gained from the successfully completed SEABIRD and SEAPLANE projects.

• improves access and new contacts to authorities of other EU regions but also to airlines and other airports for better co-operation opportunities.

• promotes the region’s identity and visibility within Europe.


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EUROPLANE Time-schedule


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EUROPLANE Co-ordination and Management Structure

Lead Partner

(LP)

Interreg III C Secretariat

P 2 P 3 P 4 P 5 P 6 P 7

Project

Coordinator

Financial

Manager

SteeringGroup

Auditorcentral

Component Working

Group

P 8 P 9 P 10 P 11 P 12 P 13

Auditornational


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EUROPLANE Financial Structure


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EUROPLANE Partner‘s Involvement

EUROPLANE Working Group Structures Status of 07.10.2005

Activity No. Component 1 Component 2 Component 3 Component 4 Component 5Technical Coordinator (sug) UNICONSULT UNICONSULT/ TBridge UNICONSULT MKmetric TBridge/ UNICONSULT

Project-Coord. Data Collection Market potential ERDF FundsActivity description Financial Management and Analysis AP Benchmark 'x' Passengers Acquisistion

Dev Concepts DEV 1. ex post analysis

Website Socio-Economy (PSO) Public Transp. PTS 2. ex ante analysis

Partners contrib.:

LP Region Brandenburg 220.000 25.000 xxx x xx (DEV), x xx xx2 West Flaanderen 58.000 14.000 x x xx (PTS), x 0 03 Flughafen Rostock-Laage 40.000 0 x xx x 0 x4 Barnim County 80.000 0 x x 0 0 05 Aoste Valley Region 160.000 50.000 x x xxx (DEV), x xx 06 Regione Marche 140.000 40.000 x x x xx 07 Regione Liguria 140.000 40.000 x x x xxx 08 SERA 100.000 5.000 x xxx xx (PTS), x xx x9 Woiwodhsip Posznan 100.000 5.000 x xx PSO xx (PTS), x xx xxx

10 Association Koszalin 80.000 5.000 x x x xx xx11 Kaunas County 60.000 5.000 x x x 0 xx12 Klaipeda County 60.000 5.000 x x x 0 xx13 Ljungbyhed Airport 40.000 5.000 x x xx 0 0

1.278.000 199.000

0 partner will have access to all written information xx partner's region and airport will be explicitely integrated

x partner's region and airports will be considered xxx partner's region and airport is responsible for component and WG

PSO PSO Regional

PTS Public Transport System

RER Regional Economic Relevance of Airport DEV Airport/Region's Development Concept


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EUROPLANE Partner‘s Contribution

– Active participation in and contribution to all EUROPLANE Events

– Support in the collection of data and information– Following administrative procedures and financial

structures (on time delivery of documentation and financial reports)

… to be established by the EUROPLANE Project Partners’ Cooperation Agreement


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EUROPLANE Financial Administration

Partner‘s Input Expenditures

Checking by INTERREG III C Secretariat

In kind contribution20.000 Euro

Cash contribution30.000 Euro

Project Costs

Travel, Accom. Conference

Facilities, External Experts

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Covering of Project CostsContribution to

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EUROPLANE Budget Lines

%1 20.0%2 0.0%3 51.0%4 9.4%5 7.4%6 7.0%7 0.1%8 3.6%9 0.0%

98.4%10 1.6%

% 100,0%8.6% 1,278,000.0026.9% 16.5% 21.9% 24.6%

314,695.00 109,340.00 TOTAL COSTSTOTAL COSTS PER Component 343,916.00 210,620.00 279,600.00

Preparation costs 19,829.00314,695.00 109,340.00 1,258,171.00Subtotal 343,916.00 210,620.00 279,600.00

0.00Project funds (for RFOs only)0.00 0.00 46,000.00Investments 0.00 0.00 46,000.000.00 0.00 1,396.00Other 1,396.00 0.00 0.00

12,000.00 12,000.00 90,000.00Promotion costs 42,000.00 12,000.00 12,000.0015,000.00 10,000.00 94,000.00Meetings and events 44,000.00 15,000.00 10,000.0015,000.00 15,000.00 120,000.00Travel and accommodation 60,000.00 15,000.00 15,000.00

211,375.00 43,700.00 651,775.00External expertise 138,000.00 108,300.00 150,400.000.00 0.00 0.00Administration costs 0.00 0.00 0.00

61,320.00 28,640.00 255,000.00Staff costs 58,520.00 60,320.00 46,200.00Compon 4 Compon 5 LINESpecification Compon 1 Compon 2 Compon 3

All costs in EUR. TOTAL COSTSBudget line PER BUDGET


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Available Service Providers

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Regional Authorities’ representatives have seldom the time to

execute the activities and administration on their own.

To facilitate the EUROPLANE partner’s participation qualified

support from external experts is planned. Under the

management and control of the EUROPLANE partners the

external experts shall comprehensively support the execution of

the activities and deliver the analysis and documentation.

– MKmetric Gesellschaft für Systemplanung, Karlsruhe– TBridge, Genova– BMT Transport Solutions GmbH, Hamburg– UNICONSULT Universal Transport Consulting GmbH, Hamburg

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