European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)

EASA is the European Union Authority in aviation safety. The main activities of the organisation include the strategy and safety management, the certification of aviation products and the oversight of approved organisations and EU Member States. Established in 2002, EASA enjoys over 10 years in operation. The Agency staff is composed of more than 700 aviation experts and administrators from all EU Member States. The headquarters is in Cologne (Germany) with an office in Brussels and 3 international permanent representations in Washington (USA), Montreal (Canada) and Beijing (China).

EASA enjoys technical, financial and legal autonomy to ensure the highest common level of safety protection for EU citizens within the EU and worldwide, to ensure the highest common level of environmental protection, to avoid duplication in the regulatory and certification processes among Member States and to facilitate the creation of an internal EU aviation market.

EASA plays a leading role within the EU External Aviation Policy: the Agency is a strong counterpart of other Aviation Authorities outside the EU (e.g. USA, Canada, Brazil) and a major contributor to the export of the EU aviation standards worldwide, in order to promote the movement of EU aeronautical products, professionals and services throughout the world.

•  The Vision of the EASA

 ØEver safer civil aviation.

• The Mission of the EASA

 ØEASA’s mission is to promote the highest common standards of safety and environmental protection in civil aviation.

•  The Tasks of the EASA

Ø  Make implementing rules in all fields pertinent to the EASA mission

Ø  Certify & approve products and organisations, in fields where EASA has exclusive

competence (e.g. airworthiness)

Ø  Provide oversight and support to Member States in fields where EASA has shared

competence (e.g. Air Operations , Air Traffic Management)

Ø  Promote the use of European and worldwide standards

Ø  Cooperate with international actors in order to achieve the highest safety level for EU

citizens globally (e.g. EU safety list, Third Country Operators authorisations)

• The Goals of the EASA

1. Governance. To establish a governance system which allows the Agency to work efficiently and maintain its technical independence.
2. Staff satisfaction. To work with the staff to achieve a high level of satisfaction and motivation.
3. Intelligence. To improve the Agency’s knowledge of the political environment in which it acts.
4. EASA image. To be recognised as the driving force at the heart of the European aviation system, commanding authority and credibility in the aviation community worldwide.
5. Strengthen EU system through partnership. To work cooperatively with European and foreign regulators.
6. Support to industry. To establish a regulatory system, which enables the industry to develop a competitive and safe business.

Upranation AviationSafety Links

 Ø  European Commission (DG Energy & Transport)

 Ø  Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA)

 Ø  European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC)

 Ø  International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)

 Ø  ICAO - Flight Safety Information Exchange

 Ø  European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation (Eurocontrol)

 Ø  SESAR Joint Undertaking

BOARDS OF THE EASA

Management Board

The EASA Management Board brings together representatives of the Member States and the European Commission. The Management Board is responsible for the definition of the Agency's priorities, the establishment of the budget and for monitoring the Agency's operation.

EASA Advisory Board

The EASA Advisory Board assists the Management Board in its work. It comprises organisations representing aviation personnel, manufacturers, commercial and general aviation operators, maintenance industry, training organisations and air sports.

EASA Board of Appeal

Pursuant to Article 44 of the Basic Regulation, an appeal may be brought against decisions of the Agency which have been taken in the following fields:

 Ø  Investigation of undertakings;

 Ø  Airworthiness and Environmental Certification;

 Ø  Fees & Charges regulation.

Agency Organisation Structure

Regulations and the Annexes of the EASA

 There are eleven regulations of the EASA namely, Initial Airworthiness, Continuing Airworthiness, Air Crew, Air Operations,Third Country Operators, ANS

Common Requirements, ATM/ANS safety oversight, ATCO Licensing, Airspace Usage Requirement, SERA, Aerodromes

Member States

1.Austria
Ø  Bundesministerium fur Verkehr, Innovation und Technologie
ØAustrocontrol

2.Belgium
Ø  Service Public Federal Mobilité et Transports - Direction Generale Transport Aérien
Ø  Federale Overheidsdienst Mobiliteit en Vervoer

3.Bulgaria
Ø  Civil Aviation Administration

4.Croatia
Ø  Croatian Civil Aviation Agency

5.Cyprus
Ø  Ministry of Communications and Works - Department of Civil Aviation (DCA)

6.Czech Republic
Ø  Civil Aviation Authority
Ø  Ministry of Transport

7.Denmark
Ø  Danish Transport Authority

8.Estonia
Ø  Estonian English
Ø  Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications: ET / EN

9.Finland
Ø  Finnish Tranport Safety Agency

10.France
Ø  Direction Generale de l'Aviation Civile

11.Germany
Ø  Bundesministeriums fur Verkehr, Bau und Stadtentwicklung (BMVBS)
Ø  Luftfahrt-Bundesamt

12.Greece
Ø  Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority

13.Hungary
Ø  NKH Nemzeti Kozlekedesi Hatosag - National Transport Authority Hungary

14.Iceland
Icelandic Civil Aviation Administration

15.Ireland
Ø  Department of Transport
Ø  Irish Aviation Authority

16.Italy
Ø  Ente Nazionale per l'Aviazione Civile

17.Latvia
Ø  Civilās aviācijas aģentūra

18.Liechtenstein
Ø  Landesverwaltung Liechtenstein

19.Lithuania
Ø  Civil Aviation Administration

20.Luxembourg
Ø  Direction de l'Aviation Civile du Luxembourg

21.Malta
Ø  Transport Malta, Civil Aviation Directorate

22.Norway
ØLuftfartstilsynet - Civil Aviation Authority Norway

23.Poland
Ø  Civil Aviation Office
Ø  Ministry of Transport

24.Portugal
Ø  Instituto Nacional de Aviacao Civil

25.Romania
Ø  Romanian civil aeronautical authority

26.Slovak Republic
Ø  Ministry of Transport, Posts & Telecommunications/Directorate General of Civil Aviation
Ø  Civil Aviation Authority

27.Slovenia
Ø  Ministry of Transport
Ø  Civil Aviation Authority

28.Spain
Ø  Ministerio de Fomento - Aviacion Civil
Ø  AESA, Agencia Española de Seguridad Aérea (Spanish Aviation Safety and Security Agency)

29.Sweden
Ø  Transportstyrelsen (Swedish Transport Agency)

30.SwitzerlandFederal Office of Civil Aviation (FOCA) EN
Ø  Bundesamt fur Zivilluftfahrt (BAZL) DE
Ø  Office federal de l'aviation civile OFAC FR

31.The Netherlands

Ø Inspectie Leefomgeving en Transport

32.United Kingdom
Ø  Department for Transport
Ø  Civil Aviation Authority