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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…

Piotr Samson, President of the Civil Aviation Agency of Poland, has been re-elected as Chair of the Management Board of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). Samson, who has headed the Polish CAA since 2016, was first elected as Chair of the Board in 2019. As a result of today’s vote, he has been…

COLOGNE, December 13 – Florian Guillermet has been selected as the future Executive Director of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency, following a decision by the Agency’s Management Board. Article Originally Posted EASA Management Board selects Florian Guillermet as future EASA Executive Director on EASA

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…

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…