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Aviation partners agree joint principles for safe integration of drones

Members of Europe’s leading aviation associations have today published a joint paper setting out five key principles for a successful regulatory framework for unmanned aviation operations & unmanned traffic management (UTM / U-Space)

News article

Nov 13, 2019

True colours

Despite the occasional outcry about the “greedy” pilots on strike, all crew and many passengers do understand that negotiations with the employers can result in a deadlock which can at times lead to a strike. The current industrial disputes in numerous airlines across Europe have proven to

Editorial

Sep 26, 2019

The militant majority

In any business that relies on the price of a barrel of oil, the example of a 40-gallon steel barrel may be the ideal metaphor. Immensely strong when it is full and used right, or it may be damaged and crushed if you empty it. It is just like a Ryanair.

News article

Sep 26, 2019

Ukraine’s striking battle

Air crew strikes are often about more than just a paycheck. This was also the case with the AeroSvit crew in 2011. Their list of demands included timely payment of salaries, improving safety procedures and swift repairs of equipment onboard. The demands were legitimate but failed to

News article

Sep 26, 2019

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Positions

A Social Agenda for Europe’s Aviation

Europe’s Single Aviation Market has been instrumental in creating new market opportunities, stimulating growth and boosting connectivity.

Sep 26, 2019

A Social Agenda for Europe’s Aviation, ACP, ECA, EurECCA, 2019

Operation of Unmanned Aircraft Systems in Very Low Level airspace

The safe and efficient co-existence of manned and unmanned aircraft in the airspace is one of the major challenges in aviation for the next decades. The rapid growth in Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), civil and military, has increased the demand for access to non-segregated airspace.

Jul 01, 2019

UAS Operations in Very Low Level airspace, ECA 2019.pdf

Implementation of Evidence Based Training (EBT)

While in general ECA endorses EBT and the principle of ‘less checking more training’ a cautious approach to the implementation of EBT is crucial, while keeping in mind several essential safeguards.

May 22, 2019

Evidence Based Training, Position Paper ECA 2019

Specific Operations Risk Assessment (SORA)

SORA (Specific Operations Risk Assessment) is a multi-stage process of risk assessment aiming at risk analysis of certain unmanned aircraft operations, as well as defining necessary mitigations and robustness levels.

Jan 28, 2019

Specific Operations Risk Assessment (SORA), Position Paper ECA 2019

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