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COLOGNE, June 24, 2021 – The European Union Aviation Safety Agency has issued the first certificate in a new scheme under which drone manufacturers or operators can request the Agency’s design verification for a drone to be used for a particular purpose. The first such certificate was awarded to Volocopter for its VC200-2. Article Originally…

A new EU-South Asia Partnership Project (EU-SA APP II) was launched on June 15, 2021 for a 3-year period, following signing of the contract by EASA Executive Director of EASA, Mr Patrick Ky. Article Originally Posted New EU-South Asia Aviation Partnership Project launched on EASA

COLOGNE/STOCKHOLM, June 17, 2021 – The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) today issued a new version of the Aviation Health Safety Protocol providing clear operational guidance and risk-based recommendations for health-safe air travel to complement the European Union’s initiatives, such as the EU Digital COVID…

On June 8-10, 2021 EASA hosted the virtual SAFE360° conference that brought together over 2,000 industry experts to identify practical solutions to the most important safety issues faced by the industry today. The conference consisted of high-level and 360° panels as well as number of safety workshops and specialist break-out sessions. Article Originally Posted EASA…

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In a further step to improve rotorcraft safety by mitigating the risk of human error at the design stage and to better support the investigation of rotorcraft accidents and incidents, EASA published ED Decision 2021/010/R. The introduction of systematic considerations related to Human Factors during the rotorcraft design process is expected to reduce the risk of…

On June 8-10, 2021 EASA hosted the virtual SAFE360° conference that brought together over 2,000 industry experts to identify practical solutions to the most important safety issues faced by the industry today. The conference consisted of high-level and 360° panels as well as number of safety workshops and specialist break-out sessions. Article Originally Posted EASA…

COLOGNE, June 11, 2021 – The European Union Aviation Safety Agency published an Opinion on Management of Information Security Risks, aimed at safeguarding the entire civil aviation system against potential safety effects caused by cyberattacks. Article Originally Posted EASA publishes Opinion on “Management of information security risks” on EASA

The following vacancy notice has been published on the EASA website. Reference: EASA/IV/2021/002 Title / Grade: Junior Professional (CA FG IV) Organisational Directorate: All Directorates Closing Date: 05/07/2021 at 23:55 Article Originally Posted Open new vacancy notices at EASA: Junior Professional on EASA

On June 2, 2021, after consultation with EASA Member States and the European Commission, EASA issued Safety Directive 2021-02. The Safety Directive (SD) calls on the National Competent Authorities in EASA member states to instruct aircraft operators with their principal place of business in their territories that conducting operations in Belarus airspace (FIR Minsk) is…