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Prevention of unruly behaviour

ECA is worried about the number and degree of severity of incidents involving unruly passengers on board aircraft worldwide. According to the EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) latest statistics, in 2018 every three hours, the safety of a flight within the EU was threatened by

May 03, 2022
Prevention of unruly behaviour, ECA Position Paper, 2022
gappre

Pilot’s Best Practices for the Prevention of Runway Excursions

Runway excursions pose one of the highest risks to commercial aviation. Despite a decline of overall accident rates, the rate and number of runway excursions worldwide remained steady in the last decade.

Jan 21, 2022
Pilot’s Best Practices for the Prevention of Runway Excursions, ECA 2022
gdpr

Study “GDPR-project” of KU Leuven Executive Summary

The main purpose of this study is to find out whether and how the European Cockpit Association (ECA) and workers’ representatives can challenge employers who decline to provide information on the grounds of data protection legislation or on the grounds of commercial confidentiality.

Sep 28, 2021
Study “GDPR-project” of KU Leuven, Executive Summary, 2021
sora

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 operational safety objectives and their required level of robustness. 

Aug 13, 2021
Specific Operations Risk Assessment (SORA), Position Paper ECA 2021
The Human and the concepts of  Extended Minimum Crew Operations and Single Pilot Operations

The Human and the concepts of Extended Minimum Crew Operations and Single Pilot Operations

Aviation is the safest transportation system in history by learning from its mistakes and a constant process of improving flight safety standards.

Building on the knowledge and experience of over a century of commercial flights – the ultimate goal of technological and regulatory

Jul 19, 2021
The Human and the concepts of Extended Minimum Crew Operations and Single Pilot Operations, Position Paper
Flights Into And Over Conflict Zones

Flights Into And Over Conflict Zones

Even if it is currently not possible to totally avoid flights in and over conflict zones, in principle ECA objects to those flights because of the associated inevitable increased risks.

Mar 15, 2021
Flights Into And Over Conflict Zones, ECA 2021
Combatting human trafficking in aviation

Combatting human trafficking in aviation

As a fast-growing transportation means, aviation is also increasingly being used for human trafficking. However, aviation’s unique nature presents many opportunities to identify and react to human trafficking, as passengers are kept under observation during the entire process, from check

Jan 05, 2021
Combatting human trafficking in aviation, Position Paper
Cyber threat to civil aviation

Cyber threat to civil aviation

Global aviation connectivity is ramping up with the generalization of non-aviation specific technology such as big data, cloud-based infrastructures, mobile networks, electronic flight bags, onboard internet, satellite communications and navigation. The typical commercial and cargo flight

Jan 04, 2021
Cyber threat to civil aviation, Position Paper
RTW

Remote Towers

Remote Towers (also referred to as Remote Tower Services RTS, Remote Tower Operation RTO, Remote Aerodrome ATS RAATS and Remote Virtual Tower) is a concept where the air traffic service (ATS) at an airport is performed remotely, i.e. somewhere else than in the local control tower. It

Nov 17, 2020
Remote Towers, ECA, 2020
brexit

Brexit: EU-UK Air Transport Agreement

The air transport industry has been one of the industries hardest hit by the slowdown in commercial activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It is, therefore, poorly placed to withstand yet another politically induced storm that is leading to a more restrictive Air Transport Agreement

Sep 10, 2020
Brexit: EU-UK Air Transport Agreement, ECA 2020
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Out of the COVID crisis: Pilots’ flight plan for Europe

There are many paths our industry can take through the COVID-19 crisis, which has profoundly affected, if not crippled, European aviation. There are very few however that are in the interests of Europe’s citizens, and that lead to a safe, worthwhile and sustainable future for all whom the

Jul 14, 2020
Out of the COVID crisis, ECA 2020
automation

Unmanned Aircraft Systems and the concepts of Automation and Autonomy

The current safety levels of manned aviation commercial operations must not be negatively impacted by the introduction of future highly automated and/or autonomous systems. They must be at least equaled or improved.

Apr 30, 2020
Unmanned Aircraft Systems and the concepts of Automation and Autonomy, ECA, 2020

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