2024 September

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 recent spike in military exchanges between Israel and Hezbollah. An overall intensification of air strikes and degradation in the security situation has been noted, impacting the safety…

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2024-0182 for Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines fitted on Airbus A350 aircraft. The new AD supersedes EASA AD 2024-0174-E, which was issued in response to the serious incident with Cathay Pacific flight CX383 departing Hong Kong on September 2. The A350-1000 aircraft experienced an…

EASA Innovative Air Mobility Hub has just launched the public version of its tool to determine the “critical area” of a drone. The size of the critical area is a key element to determine the ground risk within the SORA risk assessments, which are needed to authorise drone operations in the EU.  Article Originally Posted The…

COLOGNE, September 5, 2024 — The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has mandated inspections on the Airbus A350-1000 fleet, powered by Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-97 engines, as a precautionary measure following a serious incident concerning a Cathay Pacific flight from Hong Kong earlier this week. Article Originally Posted EASA mandates inspections of Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-97…

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published Amendment 7 of Issue 1 of the Acceptable Means of Compliance and Guidance Material to the Standardised European Rules of the Air (AMC & GM to SERA) stemming solely from the maintenance of the SERA regulatory framework. Article Originally Posted EASA publishes new AMC and GM…

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published Notice of Proposed Amendment (NPA) 2024-06 to consult aviation stakeholders and citizens on draft proposals for the initial and continuing airworthiness of certified unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). Article Originally Posted EASA launches public consultation for proposals on drone airworthiness and certification on EASA