Article 2 of the charging scheme regulation (EC 1794 / 2006) provides the following definitions
airspace users’ representative
An airspace users’ representative is any legal person or entity representing the interests of one or several categories of users of air navigation services.
commercial air transport
Commercial air transport means any aircraft operation involving the transport of passengers, cargo or mail for remuneration or hire.
commercial air transport movements
Commercial air transport movements means the sum total of take-offs and landings for commercial air transport, calculated as an average over the three years which precede the adoption of the performance plans referred to in Article 12 of Regulation (EU) No 691 / 2010.
determined costs
Determined costs are costs pre-determined by the Member State as referred to in Article 15(2)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 550 / 2004 as follows:
- the cost to be shared among airspace users shall be the determined cost of providing air navigation services, including appropriate amounts for interest on capital investment and depreciation of assets, as well as the costs of maintenance, operation, management and administration. Determined costs shall be the costs determined by the Member State at national level or at the level of functional airspace blocks either at the beginning of the reference period for each calendar year of the reference period referred to in Article 11 of the Regulation (EC) No 549 / 2004, or during the reference period, following appropriate adjustments applying the alert mechanisms set out in Article 11 of the Regulation (EC) No 549 / 2004,
- the costs to be taken into account in this context shall be those assessed in relation to the facilities and services provided for and implemented under the ICAO Regional Air Navigation Plan, European Region. They may also include costs incurred by national supervisory authorities and/or qualified entities, as well as other costs incurred by the relevant Member State and service provider in relation to the provision of air navigation services. They shall not include the costs of penalties imposed by Member States according to Article 9 of the framework Regulation nor the costs of any corrective measures imposed by Member States according to Article 11 of the Regulation (EC) No 549 / 2004.
en route charging zone
An en route charging zone is a volume of airspace for which a single ANS cost base and a single En-route ANS unit rate are established.
IFR
IFR means Instrument Flight Rules, as defined in Annex 2 of the 1944 Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation (Tenth Edition — July 2005).
other revenues
Other revenues are revenues obtained from public authorities or revenues obtained from commercial activities and/or, in the case of Terminal ANS Unit Rate, revenues obtained from contracts or agreements between air navigation service providers and airport operators, that benefit air navigation service providers with regard to the level of unit rates.
reference period
Reference period means the reference period for the performance scheme provided for in Article 11(3)(d) of Regulation (EC) No 550/2004.
terminal charging zone
A terminal charging zone is an airport or a group of airports for which a single ANS cost base and a single Terminal ANS Unit Rate are established.
user of air navigation services
A user of air navigation services is the operator of the aircraft at the time when the flight was performed or, if the identity of the operator is not known, the owner of the aircraft, unless he proves that another person was the operator at that time.
VFR
VFR means Visual Flight Rules, as defined in Annex 2 of the 1944 Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation (Tenth Edition — July 2005).