European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)

The European Aviation Safety Agency is the centrepiece of the European Union’s strategy for aviation safety. Our mission is to promote the highest common standards of safety and environmental protection in civil aviation.

A common strategy
Air transport is one of the safest forms of travel. As air traffic continues to grow a common initiative is needed at the European level to keep air transport safe and sustainable. The Agency develops common safety and environmental rules at the European level. It monitors the implementation of standards through inspections in the Member States and provides the necessary technical expertise, training and research. The Agency works hand in hand with the national authorities which continue to carry out many operational tasks, such as certification of individual aircraft or licensing of pilots. (read more..)

Latest news

08/02/2010	Part-66 Workshop on consolidated opinions now open for registration. For more information click here.
08/01/2010	New! Revised ETSO FAQs section.
18/12/2009	The Agency has published Amendment 5 to General Acceptable Means of Compliance for Airworthiness of Products, Parts and Appliances («AMC-20»). The related documents are available under Certification Specifications page.
16/12/2009	The Agency has published Amendment 2 to Certification Specifications, including Airworthiness Codes and Acceptable Means of Compliance, for Engines («CS-E»). The related documents are available under Certification Specifications page.
16/12/2009	The Agency has published Amendment 8 to Certification Specifications, including Airworthiness Codes and Acceptable Means of Compliance, for Large Aeroplanes («CS-25»). Other related documents are available under Certification Specifications page.
11/12/2009	Final report of the Preliminary Impact Assessment for Communications of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), contracted by EASA in 2008, is now available. The report concludes that different Communication architectures can be safe and that, for some of them, a Communication Service Provider may be useful to achieve economy of scale and of spectrum. The related documents are available under Rulemaking Studies and Research Activities page.