2024 July

The European Commission and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) are closely monitoring the situation in the Middle East and its impact on civil aviation following the spike in military exchanges between Iran and Israel on April 13-14, 2024. All affected airspaces (Israel, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and Iran) were closed by the relevant airspace…

The following vacancy notice has been published on our Careers portal:  Title: Impact Assessment OfficerClosing Date: 08/05/2024 at 23:59 CET Visit our Careers portal to view all job openings, learn about our benefits and more. Article Originally Posted New vacancy published: Impact Assessment Officer on EASA

The European Commission has adopted a package of secondary legislation on drones and vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) capable aircraft, which puts the final rules in place for the launch of Innovative Air Mobility (IAM), including air taxi services. Article Originally Posted European Commission adopts regulatory package, giving go-ahead for VTOL operations and air taxis…

COLOGNE, March 28, 2024 – Florian Guillermet will take up his role as Executive Director of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency from April 1, 2024 following his selection by the EASA Management Board on December 13, 2023.  Guillermet moves to EASA directly from France’s DSNA, where he had served as Director Air Navigation Services…

The following vacancy notice has been published on our Careers portal:  Title: Flight Simulation Training Devices Expert (FSTD) Closing Date: 03/04/2024 at 23:59 CET Visit our Careers portal to view all job openings, learn about our benefits and more. Article Originally Posted New vacancy published: Flight Simulation Training Devices Expert (FSTD) on EASA

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) published Revision from March 2024 of the Easy Access Rules for Air Traffic Controllers’ Licensing and Certification (Regulation (EU) 2015/340) (EAR for ATCO) incorporating the following regulatory material: Article Originally Posted EASA publishes Revision from March 2024 of Easy Access Rules for Air Traffic Controllers on EASA

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, March 21, 2024 – The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), in cooperation with the Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka (CAASL), organised the 8th edition of its International Cooperation Forum (ICF) in Colombo, Sri Lanka from 19 – 21 March, 2024. Article Originally Posted EASA International Cooperation Forum (ICF/8) gathers global…

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published a study on the impacts of wind turbines on aviation safety. The final report assessed the safety risks posed by wind turbines near aerodromes and air routes, and the effectiveness of the existing mitigations, and proposes regulatory improvements on the detection, lighting and marking of wind…

In a significant next step on its Artificial Intelligence (AI) Roadmap, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published Issue 2 of its Concept Paper on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML). This second issue offers the potential to enhance four aviation pillars – safety, efficiency, sustainability, and passenger experience – and positions…

In February 2021, the European Commission published Regulation (EU) 2021/116 on the establishment of the Common Project One (CP1), supporting the implementation of the European Air Traffic Management (ATM) Master Plan. Altogether, 6 ATM functionalities (AFs) requiring synchronised deployment were defined. Article Originally Posted EASA publishes final report on the industrialisation of initial trajectory information…