About us

    About us

    Mission Statement

    The Role of Schedule Coordination Austria:

    • Schedule Coordination Austria acts as an independent, transparent, fair and neutral coordinator of slots and facilitator of schedules on airports in Austria in accordance with the given legal framework and the principles of the IATA - WASG (International Air Transport Association - Worldwide Airport Slot Guidelines).

    • Schedule Coordination Austria acts as coordinator for Vienna Airport, which is fully coordinated according to EU-regulation 95/93 and for the facilitated Airports Graz (GRZ), Innsbruck (INN), Klagenfurt (KLU), Linz (LNZ) and Salzburg (SZG).
    • Remark: Innsbruck (INN) is fully coordinated on days 6 and 7 during winter season, as well as on January 2nd and 9th.

    The Mission of Schedule Coordination Austria:

    • Establish and maintain a non-discriminatory, fair and transparent coordination process and act neutral towards all stakeholders of the aviation industry.

    • Make optimal use of the existing capacity offered by the different airport operators.

    • Implement all given legal regulations and international standards and practices.

    • Enable operators to operate their flights according to their commercial considerations, 24h/7days.

    • Operate cost efficiently by integrating state-of-the-art IT-systems and communication tools.

    • Participate in internationally recognized slot conferences and work closely with other authorized coordinators in Europe and other areas.

    • Play an active role in the work of EUACA (European Airport Coordinators Association) and WWACG (World Wide Airport Coordinators Group) and develop further legal framework, standards and best practices on a national and international level for slot coordination.

    • Establish and maintain a slot monitoring procedure and production of relevant statistical data.

    • Provide other stakeholders in the aviation industry like groundhandlers, fuel companies, security companiesmand the relevant authorities with relevant data for their internal planning purposes in accordance with EU regulations and IATA standards.


    Ownership

    The shareholders of Schedule Coordination Austria are:

    • Tyrol Air Ambulance GmbH

    • AUA Beteiligungen Gesellschaft m.b.H.

    • Ryanair Designated Activity Company

    • Flughafen Graz Betriebs GmbH

    • Tiroler Flughafenbetriebsgesellschaft m.b.H.

    • Kärntner Flughafen Betriebsgesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung

    • Flughafen Linz GesmbH

    • Salzburger Flughafen GmbH

    • Flughafen Wien Aktiengesellschaft

    Members of the Board of Schedule Coordination Austria are:

    • Nikolaus GRETZMACHER (Chairman)

    • Walter REIMANN

    • Rita HEISS

    • Marco PERNETTA

    • Andreas GRUBER


    ISO Certification

    ISO 9001:2015 is an internationally recognized quality management system standard that assists businesses in continuously improving their operations, meeting client requirements efficiently, and increasing customer satisfaction in a sustainable manner. ISO 9001:2015 accreditation reflects a company's dedication to high quality standards and a systematic, process-oriented approach to work.

    Schedule Coordination Austria GmbH has been certified to this standard by TÜV Austria since December 2019, demonstrating the company's continued commitment to high quality and process optimization.


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