23 Official activities and their finances 2005 / 2004
A separate official body called the Flight Safety Authority is responsible for aviation safety affairs. In addition, the Air Transport Authority is responsible for making and managing international agreements, granting charter and route permits, the general management of air traffic safety measures and the development and supervision of matters outside the scope of the Flight Safety Authority.
The turnover for the Flight Safety Authority is derived from fees for the provision or renewal of various kinds of licenses, training license fees for training schools and operating charges for commercial flying and service companies. In addition, fees are charged for supervising that aircraft are airworthy and for inspecting air navigation equipment. Fees are also charged in relation to the maintenance of the aircraft registry.
From the beginning of 2006, there will be a new State Department bearing the name Civil Aviation Authority handling all official body responsibilities. A provision of EUR 993,000 was made in the 2004 financial statements for de-merger costs; it has now been used up in its entirety. The Civil Aviation Administration paid for the de-merger costs amounting to a total of EUR 1,487,000.
The average number of people employed by the Flight Safety Authority during the financial period was 99.6 (84) and the average number of people employed by the Air Transport Authority was 10.5 (10).
| Profit and loss account 2005 | Flight Safety Authority | Air Transport Authority |
Official activities total | ||
| Turnover | 992 | 0 | 992 | ||
| Staff expenses | 5 174 | 614 | 5 788 | ||
| Other expenses | 1 902 | 500 | 2 401 | ||
| General expenses | |||||
| office expenses | 6 | 33 | |||
| other general expenses 1) | 430 | 436 | 33 | 67 | 502 |
| Total operating costs | 7 511 | 1 181 | 8 692 | ||
| Operating margin/deficit | -6 519 | -1 181 | -7 700 | ||
| Depreciations | 61 | 0 | 61 | ||
| Result for the financial period (deficit) | -6 581 | -1 181 | -7 761 | ||
| Profit and loss account 2004 | Flight Safety Authority | Air Transport Authority |
Official activities total | ||
| Turnover | 933 | 0 | 933 | ||
| Staff expenses | 4 151 | 531 | 4 683 | ||
| Other expenses | 2 292 | 625 | 2 917 | ||
| General expenses | |||||
| office expenses | 57 | 36 | |||
| other general expenses 1) | 339 | 397 | 23 | 59 | 456 |
| Total operating costs | 6 840 | 1 215 | 8 055 | ||
| Operating margin/deficit | -5 907 | -1 215 | -7 123 | ||
| Depreciations | 64 | 0 | 64 | ||
| Result for the financial period (deficit) | -5 972 | -1 215 | -7 187 | ||
1) General expenses only include invoiced internal services, and it does not include a proportion of the expenses incurred by the headquarters. In 2004, rents paid for offices are included in other expenses.
This itemization does not include the official activities that are carried
out in the CAA.



