2024 July

COLOGNE, January 16, 2024 – The European Union Aviation Safety Agency published the first-ever proposal to regulate ground handling across European Union airports, to increase the safety, cybersecurity and consistency of all the actions that happen on the ground before and after a flight, delivering benefits to passengers and their airlines. Article Originally Posted EASA…

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency has adopted an Emergency Airworthiness Directive (EAD) issued by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for a specific configuration of the Boeing 737-9 (MAX). The EAD, which grounds aircraft in this specific configuration until an inspection has been completed, follows an event on an Alaska Airlines flight, where an exit…

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has launched the first survey for unmanned aircraft system (UAS) manufacturers (drones and kits) to assess the existing trends and future growth of the drone domain on the EU civil market. This information will be used to support the future development of the regulatory material on UAS. Article…

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued Safety Information Bulletin SIB 2023-13 “Flight in Airspace with Contamination of Volcanic Ash”. The SIB advises aviation actors on steps to be taken and risk assessments to be made in response to a volcanic eruption. Article Originally Posted EASA issues Safety Information Bulletin on volcanic ash events on…

The European Union (EU) and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) have signed a new Annex to their Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) to establish a strong partnership in supporting technical cooperation projects globally. ICAO and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), the EU’s technical arm on aviation safety and environmental protection, pledged to reinforce…

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has updated its Research & Innovation webpage and revamped the Innovation Services webpage (formerly ‘Pre-Application Services’). The new pages will make it easier for all stakeholders to find the required information on the Agency’s varied Research & Innovation (R&I) portfolio and activities. The following two main novelties are…

  Article Originally Posted FAA and EASA pledge strong cooperation to address aviation challenges of the next decade on EASA

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published Revision from June 2024 of the Easy Access Rules for Information Security (Regulations (EU) 2023/203 and 2022/1645). This Revision incorporates: Article Originally Posted EASA published updated Easy Access Rules for Information Security on EASA

COLOGNE, June 12, 2024 — To achieve Europe’s climate goal of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, we need to address the total climate effects from aviation emissions, considering both CO2 and non-CO2 emissions. Article Originally Posted EASA kicks off experts network to tackle effects of non-CO2 emissions on EASA

The EASA Management Board elected Koen Milis, Director General of the Belgian Civil Aviation Authority, as its new Chair in a vote held at its regular half-yearly meeting on June 6-7, 2024. Anelia Marinova, Director General of the Bulgarian Civil Aviation Administration, was elected to the position of Deputy Chair. Article Originally Posted New Chair…