2023

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published the first Easy Access Rules (EAR) for Information Security. This publication contains the rules and procedures for the management of information security risks with a potential impact on aviation safety for organisations and authorities, displayed in a consolidated, easy-to-read format, with advanced navigation features through links…

EASA’s Data4Safety (D4S) initiative has been built as a voluntary and collaborative partnership between EASA, the EASA Members States and the Aviation Industry to make the most of the available aviation intelligence to identify and manage safety risks at European level. It also supports data-driven changes in the fields of aviation safety and sustainability. Article…

EASA and the European Society of Aerospace Medicine (ESAM) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on September 25 to foster aviation medicine knowledge and harmonise the relevant requirements in Europe and around the world. The overall aim is to achieve a similar level of safety and reduce the risk of incapacitation. Article Originally Posted EASA…

SEVILLE, Spain, September 28 — Aviation actors need to come together in a new partnership to support rapid innovation, which can help with the drive for reduction of emissions and thus ensure that major sustainability milestones can be reached, while maintaining and improving aviation safety. Article Originally Posted ‘EASA+ Design’ conceived as future partnership for…

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with its sister Agency, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), to pave the way for a faster and more effective response to future public health emergencies. Article Originally Posted EASA and ECDC sign MoU for coordination in future public…

The report ‘Assessment of the environmental sustainability status in the Aviation Maintenance and Production Organisation (M&P) Domain’ presents the outcome of the research study commissioned by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency, in a field which has not yet been studied in depth — the End-of-Life (EoL) phase of an aircraft. Article Originally Posted EASA…

COLOGNE, September 15 – Personnel, procedures and equipment for Air Traffic Management (ATM) and Air Navigation Services (ANS) will in future all fall under the regulatory framework of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency, laying the basis for a more efficient and consistent approach to evolution of operations in support of the deployment of the…

COLOGNE, September 14, 2023 – The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is set to be assigned a raft of new responsibilities by European Union (EU) legislators that will further expand its environmental remit, charging the Agency with monitoring the aviation industry’s progress toward carbon-neutrality by 2050 and with making the outcomes transparent for citizens.…

EASA welcomes the overwhelmingly positive outcome of the Commission’s evaluation of Regulation (EU) 2018/1139. The findings affirm EASA’s success in executing its mandate, confirming that an integrated European aviation safety system brings tangible advantages to the aviation sector. It was also confirmed that with the right long-term financing EASA can continue to adapt actively to…

COLOGNE, Aug 31, 2023 – Luc Tytgat has been appointed Acting Executive Director of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) with effect from September 1, 2023. Tytgat replaces Patrick Ky, who is leaving the Agency at the expiry of his second 5-year mandate. Tytgat joined EASA as Director of Strategy and Safety Management in January…