2024 July

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…

COLOGNE/WASHINGTON, December 19 – The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have agreed on a set of criteria to allow the industry to accept alternate development assurance standards for software and airborne electronic hardware certification. This will open the door to innovation in aviation through the acceptance of design…

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published Revision from July 2024 of the Easy Access Rules (EAR) for Initial Airworthiness and Environmental Protection to introduce:  Article Originally Posted EASA updated Easy Access Rules for Initial Airworthiness and Environmental Protection on EASA

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