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COLOGNE, Aug 31, 2023 – Luc Tytgat has been appointed Acting Executive Director of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) with effect from September 1, 2023. Tytgat replaces Patrick Ky, who is leaving the Agency at the expiry of his second 5-year mandate. Tytgat joined EASA as Director of Strategy and Safety Management in January…

Cologne, March 28, 2023 – The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has recognised four doctorate students at the first edition of the European_Academia @EASA conference 2023. The conference marks an important step for EASA in building closer relations with academia and promoting links between academia and industry.  Article Originally Posted EASA boosts partnerships with…

EASA provides regular European Central Question Bank (ECQB) updates to the National Competent Authorities (NCAs) for use in their theory exams. The latest amendment, Amendment 4, to ECQB 2022 is a major content change and marks the first step in aligning the ECQB to the new provisions on fuel management. Article Originally Posted New fuel…

EASA is in the process of coordinating the activities for initial trajectory information sharing (AF6) standardisation and readiness for implementation by the industrialisation date, 31 December 2023 as required by Regulation 2021/116. Article Originally Posted EASA supports industrialisation of initial trajectory information sharing (AF6) on EASA

The Falcon 6X, the latest business jet aircraft from Dassault Aviation, has been certified by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency. The Falcon 6X is a very long-range business jet with the widest cabin of its class, embedding cutting-edge technologies. Article Originally Posted Dassault Falcon 6X receives EASA Type Certification on EASA

The EASA 2023 Annual Safety Review (ASR) is now online. The 2023 edition looks at the safety performance of the European aviation system in 2022. Article Originally Posted EASA Annual Safety Review 2023 published on EASA

From January 1, 2024 the drone regulation will become fully applicable and the open category will benefit from drones with a class mark. Drones with a C1 marking weighing up to 900 g will be able to conduct operations in populated areas (as defined in A1 subcategory). Drones up to 4 kg with a C2…

A detailed agenda, with information on speakers and panellists, has now been published for the EASA Annual Safety Conference 2023, which will take place in Seville, Spain on September 27-28.  Article Originally Posted Detailed agenda now published for EASA Annual Safety Conference 2023 – register now! on EASA

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency has published a template as the basis for an Operations Manual that can be used for UAS operations that are being conducted in the specific category. Article Originally Posted EASA publishes template for Operations Manual for Specific Category UAS operation on EASA

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