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If you are leading an innovative project that may not fit directly into our regulatory framework, you may be interested in EASA’s new ‘Pre-Application Services’. This entails entering a “Partnership” relationship with the Agency to de-risk your project and its concept of operation at an early stage of development. In addition, you would contribute to…

We have extended the deadline to apply for the following vacancy notices. Go to the Careers page to find more information:  Reference: EASA/AD/2022/020 Title / Grade: Certification Expert (Avionics Systems, Electrical Systems or Hydromechanical Systems) (AD5) Organisational Directorate: Certification Directorate Closing Date: 10/02/2023 at 23:55 CET Article Originally Posted Extended deadline: Vacancy notices in various EASA Directorates on EASA

In close cooperation with European air navigation service providers, EUROCONTROL and EASA have released two reports on measuring air navigation service providers environmental impact and a guidance on how these organisations can reduce their carbon footprint as the aviation sector seeks to reduce its emissions by 55% by 2030 and reach climate-neutrality by 2050. Article…

EASA awarded contracts for five new research projects, funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme. The contracts were concluded following calls for tender launched in 2022 and EASA, as contract manager, will work side by side with the appointed project leaders. The projects cover the following research topics: Article Originally Posted…

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published the Easy Access Rules for the Basic Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2018/1139) — Revision from January 2023. This Revision incorporates the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1087 of 7 April 2021 amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1139, as regards updating the references to the provisions of the Chicago Convention. Article…

In the European Plan for Aviation Safety (EPAS), EASA regularly identifies the main safety risks and other issues affecting the European aviation system and sets out the necessary actions to mitigate them. Article Originally Posted EASA publishes 12th edition of European Plan for Aviation Safety on EASA

The following vacancy notices have been published on the Careers page of the EASA website:  Reference: EASA/AD/2023/002 Title / Grade: EASA Representative North Asia (AD 9) Organisational Directorate: Strategy & Safety Management Directorate Closing Date: 08/03/2023 at 23:55 hrs CET Article Originally Posted New vacancy notice at EASA: EASA Representative North Asia on EASA

In response to requests from numerous stakeholders, EASA has released the XML format of its Easy Access Rules. XML is a machine-readable format that can easily be processed automatically by recipients, producing output that can be included in local applications, search databases, etc. This is a big step forward towards greater efficiency and resource gains…

COLOGNE/STOCKHOLM, January 10, 2023 – Europe has agreed on measures to be applied in aviation in response to the  specific localised worsening of the COVID-19 epidemiological situation in China, making recommendations which could potentially also be applied in other geographical regions in similar situations.  Article Originally Posted EASA/ECDC provide guidelines for aviation as part of…

COLOGNE, December 20, 2022 – The European Union Aviation Safety Agency has published its first set of Acceptable Means of Compliance and Guidance Material to support the harmonised, safe and efficient implementation of U-space across the European Union.  The term “U-space” has been adopted to describe the management of unmanned aircraft traffic to ensure the…