The Civil Aviation Agency (CAA) planned to generate 7.500.922,00 euros in revenue this year, which is 2,2 percent more than the year before.
This is stated in the CAA Financial Plan adopted by the Government together with the work program for this year. The CAA is managed by the Director Ivan Šćekić.
"The planned revenues and expenditures are in the function of achieving the annual work and development program of the Civil Aviation Agency for 2026. Bearing in mind that air traffic is one of the essential elements of the economic and social activities of the state, the Agency, through its jurisdiction, should ensure uninterrupted financing of operations in the coming year 2026," the document states.
Revenue from Eurocontrol (European Organization for the Safety of Air Navigation) based on route charges for 2026 is planned to amount to 5.432.122,00 euros, from terminal charges 420.000,00 euros, and from charges from domestic sources 1.648.800,00 euros.
"In the structure of planned revenues for 2026, the most significant item continues to be revenue from route charges from Eurocontrol with 72,4%, followed by revenue from fees paid by passengers in departing civil air transport with 21,3%, revenue from terminal charges with 5,6%, revenue from fees from other sources prescribed by the Law with 0,5%, revenue from fees paid by air carriers per ton of cargo transported in civil air transport with 0,1%, as well as interest income with 0.1%. Therefore, the dominant source of funding for the Agency at this time is still from international sources, i.e. from revenue from route charges," the document states.
It was further explained that in the long term, taking into account the established principles of Eurocontrol, this proportion of income should be adjusted in such a way that the financing of the Agency's costs, which largely relates to inflows from Eurocontrol, is as equal as possible to revenues from domestic sources in accordance with the Law, which would increase the percentage of their participation in total income.
The Agency's planned expenditures for this year amount to 6,595,882.94 euros, and they have increased by about 5,2% compared to the planned expenditures for 2025. The costs of gross employee salaries for 2026 are planned for 72 executives in the amount of 3.100.259,40 euros, and for gross Council fees, 174.507,20 euros.
"As in previous years, when implementing the Financial Plan for 2026, the Agency will be predominantly guided by the principles of rationality and home-based business, especially when considering expenses. This means that during 2026, the financial situation will be permanently monitored and, if necessary, additional cost restrictions will be implemented, to a level that must not jeopardize the performance of the Agency's legal functions, i.e. the safety and security of air traffic," the document states.
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