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IntRoductIon Created by a European Regulation in 2002, EASA is the centrepiece of the EU’s strategy to maintain and improve aviation safety in Europe. The Agency’s mission is “to promote and achieve the highest common standards of safety and environmental protection in civil aviation”.

Based in part on the experience of the former Joint Aviation Authori-ties, the Agency has become the central aviation safety regulator in the EU and a reliable counterpart to aviation authorities worldwide, such as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of the United States.

Having started with airworthiness certification and related standardisa-tion activities, EASA’s portfolio was extended considerably in 2008 to include rulemaking of air operations, pilot licensing and oversight of third country operators.

EASA is now preparing to take over responsibility for the safety of aero-dromes, air traffic management and air navigation services.

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executIve SummARyThe Annual Report provides detailed descriptions of the Agency’sprincipal activities: product certification, organisations approvals, stan-dardisation, rulemaking, international cooperation, safety analysis, re-search, and safety assessment of foreign aircraft.

EASA’s product certification workload is increasing year-on-year, while its product safety oversight activities led to several Airworthiness Direc-tives being issued during 2008. Continuing Airworthiness tasks include maintaining close cooperation and coordination with National Aviation Authorities (NAAs) and working towards improved cooperation on the international level.

A major milestone during 2008 was the Agency’s award of the first Eu-ropean Single Production Organisation Approval certificate to Airbus, which replaces the previous national Production Organisation Approv-als issued by the French, German, Spanish and UK NAAs. This year also saw the first Export Certificates of Airworthiness issued. EASA’s effortsto coordinate standardisation of European rules and regulations in-creased during 2008 as it continued taking over work previously car-ried out by the JAA. Standardisation visits on Initial and ContinuingAirworthiness were made to a total of 25 countries.

The Rulemaking Directorate fully completed its revised work program-me, delivering several opinions and decisions as well as developing draft rules on flight crew licensing and other important areas. A four-year Rulemaking Programme was approved and a number of workshops held to obtain feedback on EASA’s rulemaking procedures. The Agency also took a more active role on International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) panels and task forces.

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International cooperation activities centred on improving communi-cations with a number of aeronautical authorities, with the aim of concluding new working arrangements or expanding the existing ones. Technical cooperation took the form of assistance projects in several countries and through ICAO steering committees and associ-ated meetings.

EASA made significant contributions to safety analysis during the year and strengthened its relationships with European accident investiga-tion bodies. Its role as collector and supplier of data was consolidated, and its Safety Analysis Section produced working papers on emerging safety trends in several areas. The Agency also worked with regulatorsand the aviation industry on the European Strategic Safety Initia-tive (ESSI), which has become recognised as a leading programme ofits kind worldwide.

The Agency funded €1.46 million-worth of research during the year, as well as participating in numerous European research initiatives, in-cluding the European Commission’s SESAR air traffic management pro-gramme. Research instigated by EASA is coordinated with that funded by the Commission and Member States through the European Aviation Research Partnership Group, established in 2007.

A key Agency activity is ensuring that foreign aircraft flying in European airspace comply with European Commission legislation in the Safety As-sessment of Foreign Aircraft (SAFA) programme. As well as continually upgrading the SAFA database, EASA produces material setting out crite-ria for SAFA inspections. Finally, the report details some of the Agency’s support roles, including financial and budgetary activities.

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TheworkcarriedoutbyEASA’sCertificationDirectoratewasbroad-enedtoincludeseveralnewtasks,includingcertificationofforeignflight simulators and those previously undertaken by the FlightStandardsDepartment, such as transitioning certification activi-tiesfromEASA’spredecessor,theJointAviationAuthorities.

SinceitsestablishmenttheAgencyhasoutsourcedpartofitscer-tification projects to National Aviation Authorities. In 2008, theamountofwork carriedout internally increased to63%.A“PoolofExperts”databasewasalsoestablishedtoimproveaccesstocer-tificationexpertsforNAAsperformingAnnexIIactivities.

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Ithasbeenabusyyearforcertificationapprovals,with7,283applicationsre-

ceived,against6,403in2007,morethan500abovethenumberexpected.

InNovember,theEclipse500VeryLightJetreceivedEASAtypecertification,

followedinJanuary2009bytheTupolevTu204-120CE,thefirstapprovalofa

transportaircraftfromtheCommunityofIndependentStates.

Therewerenoapplicationsforcertificationoflargetransportaircraftduringthe

year,butrequestsforseveralnewaircraftwerereceived,includingtheDiamond

DA50all-compositesingle-enginedlightaircraft,VikingDHC-6400series,Bell

429helicopter,Rolls-RoyceTrentXWBwidebodyturbofanengineseriesand

HelixH50propeller.

OngoingcertificationprogrammesareunderwayfortheAirbusA350,Boeing787,

Boeing777FFreighter,A400Mmilitarytransport,DassaultFalcon2000LXbusi-

nessjet,EmbraerERJ190-100ECJregionaljetandEurocopterEC175helicopter.

Thelevelofminorchangeandrepairapprovalsisexpectedtodecreaseoverthe

nextfewyearsasthenumberofapproveddesignorganisationsgrows.Fewer

applicationswillalsocomefromnon-EUorganisationsowingtotheautomatic

recognitionprovisionscontainedinBilateralAgreements.

ForthefirsttimeEASAconcluded“TechnicalAdviceContracts”,whichenableap-

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adviceoncertificationmethodsthatwillbeappliedtonewtechnologies.Four

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OneofEASA’smostimportanttasksisguaranteethataircraftremainairworthythroughouttheirservicelife.ItsContinuingAirworthinessprogrammeisaproac-tiveapproachwarrantingfullcompliancewiththeAgency’ssafetytargets,aim-ingtoensurethatappropriatemeasuresaretakenbeforepotentialsafetyissuesbecomeseriousevents.

Limitedresourcesandtheneedforurgenthandlingofnewcasesmeantthatonly72%ofContinuingAirworthinessworkplannedfor2008couldbecarriedout.Nevertheless,EASAissued216AirworthinessDirectives(ADs)duringtheyearand45EmergencyADs.ThechartbelowshowsthebreakdownofADspercategory.

Severallonger-termContinuingAirworthinessactionswerealsoundertaken,in-cludingtheA380AirworthinessNetworkofCommunications,designedtoen-surethatanydeficienciesfoundinthefewAirbusA380scurrentlyinservicearemonitoredandactionstaken.Tothisend,EASAhasnowestablishedpermanentlinkswiththeCivilAviationAuthoritiesoftheUnitedArabEmirates(UAE),Aus-traliaandSingapore.

A“lessonslearned”meetingtookplacewiththeNorwegian,DanishandSwedishCivilAviationAuthoritiesconcerningthelandinggearproblemsoftheBombardierQ400(Dash8).TheDirectoratewasalsoinvolvedintheinvestigationsintotheBritishAirwaysBoeing777accidentinLondoninearly2008andtheSpanairBoe-ingMD-82accidentinAugust2008.

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OneofthefourdepartmentsintheCertificationDirectorate,theFlightStandardsDepartmentrecruitedstaffanddraftednewproceduresduring2008aspartofitsroleinthetransitionofcertificationactivitiesfromtheJAA.TheDepartmentisinvolvedintheMaintenanceReviewBoardprocessandtheJointOperationalEva-luationBoard,includingtheapprovaloftheMasterMinimumEquipmentListandCabinCrewactivities.

TheCertificationDirectoratesupportedvisitstoNAAstoassesstheircapabilityforcarryingoutcertaincertificationtasks.Variousrulemakingactivitieswereunder-taken,includingreviewingandcommentingondraftNoticesofProposedAmend-ment(NPAs),draftingaconceptpaperforbetterregulationinGeneralAviationandpresentingtheproposedregulatoryapproachtosub-orbitalaeroplanes.TheAgencyalsoorganisedtheFAA-EASASeminaronFuelTankFlammabilityReduction.

TheDirectorateassistedinthepreparationoftheagreementbetweentheUSAandEuropeanCommunityoncooperationincivilaviationsafetyregulation,takingaccountoftheTechnicalImplementingRulesoftheEU-Canadabilateralagreement.SupportforanumberofDesignOrganisationApproval(DOA)auditswasalsoprovided.

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SeveralDesignOrganisationApproval(DOA)holdershaveappliedforanextensionoftheirprivilegestoincludetheapprovalofflightconditionsandtheissuanceofaPermittoFlycertificate.24organisationshavealreadyobtainedprivileges.

Activitiesareincreasinglybeinginternalised,24additionalorganisationshavingbeentransferredtoEASAduring2008.Bytheendoftheyear,244DOAshadbeenissued,ofwhich170wereinternalisedbyEASA.74remainwithNAAs,andbytheendoftheyear72werestillunderinitialassessment.

mAintenAnce / continuing Airworthiness orgAnisAtion ApprovAls

Themajorityoftechnicalinvestigationsandresponsibilityforcontinuingsurveil-lanceofMaintenanceandContinuingAirworthinessarenowbeingoutsourcedtoNAAs,tenofwhichhadbeenaccreditedbytheendoftheyear.EASA’sin-houseexpertsdealwithalimitednumberofapprovalsdirectlyinordertomaintainanddeveloptheexpertiseneededtomanageNAAactivity.

Inadditiontoinitialapprovalsandcontinuedsurveillanceonforeignapprovals,theMaintenanceOrganisationApprovalSection(MOA)hasbeenworkingtogetherwiththeRulemakingDirectorateoninterpretationofrulesandguidancematerialforapplicantsinthefieldofEASAPart145,147andespeciallyEASAPartMsubpartGapprovals.TheContinuingAirworthinessOrganisationteamalsoensuredasmoothtransitionfromexistingbilateralstothenewEU-USBilateral/EU-TCCA(Trans-portCanadaCivilAviation)Agreements.

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On21JulyEASAawardedAirbusthefirstEuropeanSingleProductionOrganisationApproval(SPOA)certificate,whichreplacesthepreviousnationalProductionOrganisationApprovals(POAs)issuedbytheFrench,German,SpanishandUKNAAs.TheeventfollowedalengthyassessmentcarriedoutbyEASAandateamofNAAexpertsfromtheabovecountriesandmeansthatEASAnowactsastheStateofManufactureforAirbusaircraftontheirbehalf.SPOAsurveillancewillcontinueunderEASAleadershipwithNAAstaffsecondedtotheprojectfromtheFrench,German,Spanish,andUKNAAs.

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PreparationsfortheextensionoftheAirbusSPOAtocoverthenewFinalAssemblyLine(FAL)inTianjin,Chinahavebegun.ContactswiththeChinesecivilaviationauthorityonproductionfacilitiesoftwoEASAPOAholdersandtheAirbusFALhavebeenstrengthened,whiletheprocedureforissuingEASAExportCertificatesofAirworthinessforaircraftmanufacturedinChinahavebeenimplemented.

EASA’sInternationalCooperationDepartmenthelpsnegotiateagreementswiththeNAAsofforeignstatesonaspectsassociatedwiththeproductionofcompleteaircraft,suchasthePermittoFly.

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Continuedsurveillanceremainsbasedonatwo-yearcycle,butthenumberofvisitstolargercountrieshasbeenadjustedtoallowformoreintensiveinspections.

Inafewcriticalcasesvisitswererepeatedafterayear.StandardisationinspectionsinInitialandContinuingAirworthinesscontinuetobemanagedbyanEASAteamleaderandstaffedasmuchaspossiblebyinspectorssecondedbyNAAs.Agencyteammembersareincludedonlywherenecessary.

StandardisationvisitsinInitialandContinuingAirworthinesshavebeencarriedoutinthefollowingcountries:

ContinuingAirworthiness: Austria,Belgium,Bulgaria,Cyprus,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Estonia,France, Greece,Germany,Hungary,Ireland,Italy,Lithuania,Malta,Netherlands,Nor- way,Poland,RepublicofSerbia,Slovenia,Spain,UnitedKingdom,

InitialAirworthiness: Austria,Belgium,France,Hungary,Italy,Luxembourg,Netherlands,Romania, SlovakRepublic,Slovenia,UnitedKingdom.Spainrequestedpostponementto 2009,whichwasaccepted.

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ThefollowingstandardisationvisitswerecarriedoutonbehalfoftheJAA:

AirOperations: Austria,Croatia,Cyprus,Estonia,Hungary,Luxembourg,Lithuania,Malta, Slovenia,Switzerland,Sweden.

SyntheticTrainingDevices(Simulators): Austria,CzechRepublic,Ireland,Luxembourg,Switzerland,Portugal.

FlightCrewLicensingandMedical: Cyprus,Denmark,France,Germany,Italy,Malta,Moldova,Portugal,Romania, Switzerland,Sweden.

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TheStandardisationDepartmentcarriedoutvisitstoAustralia-New-Zealand,IsraelandtheUkraine,asrequestedbytheInternationalCooperationDepartment.

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Thefollowingvisitswerecarriedout:

Stand-aloneaccreditationaudits: Austria,France,Finland,Italy,Luxembourg,Spain,Switzerland.

CombinedaccreditationauditsonContinuingAirworthiness: Austria,Denmark,France,Germany,Ireland,Spain,UnitedKingdom.

CombinedaccreditationauditsonInitialAirworthiness: Austria,Italy,Netherlands,Romania,UnitedKingdom.

FollowingtheInternalQualityAuditinJanuary2008theaccreditationprocesswascompletelyreviewed,takingintoaccounttwoyearsofexperienceofauditsandrecommendations.Theprocessendedwiththepreparationofnewformsandtem-plates.

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The2008rulemakingprogrammewasrevisedtotakeaccountofavailableresour-cesandlegalissues.InSeptember2008,theManagementBoardagreedthattheDirectorateshouldproduce16deliverablesbytheendof2008insteadofthe41whichhadbeenplanned.BytheendoftheyearRulemakingdidmeetthetargetof16finaldeliverablesandthereforecompletedforthefirsttime100%ofitsworkprogramme.

Thefollowingrulemakingopinionsanddecisionsweredelivered:

OpinionontheextensionoftheEASAsystemtotheregulationofAirTraffic ManagementandAirNavigationServices(ATM/ANS). OpiniononrevisedPart-MrequirementsforaircraftnotusedinCommercial AirTransportandPilot-ownermaintenance. DecisionamendingCS-25andAMC-20tointroduceCertificationSpecifications andAcceptableMeansofComplianceforelectricalwiring. OpiniononPart-MandPart-66fornewtrainingrequirementsformaintenance personnelrelatedtoelectricalwiringinterconnectionsystems. OpinionforamendingtheBasicRegulationrelatedtoCAEP/7Implementation. OpinionforamendingPart-66andPart-147toreflecttheissueof“Timelimit fordemonstratingcompliancewithknowledgeandexperiencerequirements”. OpinionforamendingPart-21,Part-MandPart-145“AuthorisedReleaseCertifi- catesEASAForm1”.

ThemainfocusduringtheyearwasthedevelopmentofdraftrulesintheareasofFlightCrewLicensing,AirOperations,AuthorityandOrganisationsRequirements.EASANoticesofProposedAmendments(NPAs)onFlightCrewLicensingandAu-thorityRequirements/OperatorRequirementswereopenedforpublicconsulta-tioninthesecondhalfof2008.TherestwerepublishedinFebruary2009.

TheNPAonEssentialRequirementsforEnvironmentalProtectionwaspublishedon30MayandwasopenforcommentsuntilNovember.

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InSeptember,theManagementBoardadoptedarecommendationforathree-yearrulemakingprogrammeincoordinationwiththeEuropeanCommission,theAdvi-soryGroupofNationalAuthoritiesandtheSafetyStandardsConsultativeCommit-tee.Thiswaslaterextendedbyayear,to2012.Theproposedprogrammehasbeenwellreceivedbyallofthoseinvolved.

consultAtion of stAkeholders

AnumberofworkshopswereheldwithNAAsandstakeholderstoobtainfeedbackontheEASArulemakingprocess.TheyincludedworkshopsonSafetyManagementSystems,UnmannedAerialVehicles,changestoPart-M,FlightCrewLicensing,Au-thorityandOrganisationsrequirementsandAirOperationsinCologneandothercities.TheAgencyalsoexplaineditsNPAsonImplementingRulesoftheExtendedBasicRegulationtoallparties.

ClosecooperationwithstandardisationbodiessuchasEUROCAE,SAE,CEN,CENELECandETSIwascontinued,aswellaswithEUROCONTROL,inwhichcontexttheAgencyorganisedahigh-levelseminar,“WorkingtogetherforsafetyintheSingleEuropeanSky”.OneoftheresultswasthelaunchofaRoadMapdetailingthepart-nershipbetweenEASAandEUROCONTROL.

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TheentryintoforceofEU-OPSon16July2008createdanewtaskofsupport-ingtheEuropeanCommissioninhandlingexemptions,inparticularflighttimelimitations.ThiswasinadditiontotheregularworkofhandlingArticle14"ExemptionsforInitialandContinuingAirworthiness."

EASAalsosupportedtheCommissionandotherEuropeaninstitutionsintheco-operativedecision-makingprocessattachedtotheSingleEuropeanSkyIIpackage,includingthelegalproposaltoextendtheEASABasicRegulationtocoveraero-dromes,airtrafficmanagementandairnavigationservices.

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Informalpreparationsbeganwithotherimportantstakeholdersintheseareas,inparticulartheGroupofAerodromeSafetyRegulators,theNationalSupervisoryAuthorities,AirNavigationServiceProvidersandsocialpartnersinATM/ANS.

TheAgencyalsotookmoreactiveroleonICAOpanels,improvinglinkswithitsownrulemakingprocess.ForexampleitparticipatedintheairworthinesspanelonHalons,thespecialtaskforceonlongdistanceoperationfromaerodromes,theUnmannedAerialSystemsstudygroupandseveralpanelsrelatedtoaerodromedesignandoperations.

TherulemakingprogrammeinvolvedsupportingrulemakingbodiesandtheAdvi-soryGroupofNationalAuthoritiesandSafetyStandardsConsultativeCommittee.Italsoincludeda€2.1millionprogrammeforoversightoftwelveriskassessmentandadvancestudies,alongwiththepreparationofpreliminaryRegulatoryImpactAssessmentsandmanagementofharmonisationwiththemainforeignregula-torypartners.

Anewuser-friendlyversionoftheCommentResponseTool(CRT)wasreleased,whichentailedimprovingimpactassessmenttools,websitenavigationandcreat-ingawidervarietyofpublications.

InadditiontheAgencyinitiated:

Areviewoftherulemakingprocess,includinganewsystemfor EASARegulatoryImpactAssessments Developmentofafour-yearRulemakingProgramme2009-2012 Developmentofatranslationpolicyforkeyrulemakingdeliverables, incooperationwithNAAs

TheresultingdocumentswerecompletedinthefourthquarteroftheyearandwillbedeliveredtotheEASAManagementBoardandAdvisoryBodiesforapproval.

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PrioritywasgiventoassistingtheEuropeanCommissionnegotiateanagreementwithUkrainealongthelinesoftheEuropeanCommonAviationAreaandtothenegotiationsforaBilateralAviationSafetyAgreement(BASA)withBrazilandCanada.TheAgencyalsosupportedtheECinachievingaBASAwiththeUSA,whichwassignedinJune2008.

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ContactswereintensifiedwiththeaeronauticalauthoritiesofAustralia,Argentina,China,InterstateAviationCommittee(IAC),India,Israel,Japan,SaudiArabia,Singapore,SouthKoreaandtheUAE,withtheaimofconcludingnewworkingarrangements,orexpandingexistingones.

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EASAsignificantlyincreaseditstechnicalcooperationactivitiesduringtheyearaswellassupportingthoseoftheEuropeanCommissionin:

Developmentandimplementationofassistanceprojects,specificallyinIndia, China,SouthAsia,South-EastAsia,Russia,thesevenWesternBalkancountries, theDemocraticRepublicofCongoandthetenEUROMEDcountries. OnsteeringcommitteesandassociatedmeetingsofseveralICAOTechnical AssistanceProgrammes.

EASAalsomanagedadedicatedassistanceprogrammefortheBalkancountriesun-dertheconventionsignedwiththeEuropeanCommissionDirectorateforEnlarge-mentaspartoftheCommunityAssistanceforReconstruction,DevelopmentandStabilisation(CARDS)programme.

DedicatedassistanceforspecificprogrammesinCentralAmerica,theMiddleEast,Pakistan,SouthAsiaandSouth-EastAsiawasorganisedaspartofEASA’scontribu-tiontoimprovingsafety.

ThefirstEASAInternationalCooperationForumbroughttogetherallofthecoun-trieswhichhaveadopted,oradapted,Europeanaviationsafetyregulations.

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EASAassiststheEuropeanCommissiontocoordinatetheEuropeaninputtotheInternationalCivilAviationOrganisation(ICAO).ItalsohelpsMemberStatesfulfiltheirobligationsundertheChicagoConventionbycoordinatingthepreparationofanswerstoICAOStateLettersandfacilitatingpreparationsforICAOAudits(USOAPs)initsareasofcompetence.

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EASAhasstrengtheneditsrelationshipwithEuropeanAccidentInvestigationBod-ies(AIBs)andhelddialoguesregardingongoinginvestigations,including:

AirbusA320.FatalaccidentatPerpignan,France. Boeing777-200.AccidentatHeathrowAirportLondon. Boeing737.BirdstrikeaccidentatRomeCiampino BoeingMD-82.FatalaccidentatMadridBarajasAirport,Spain.

EASAtookpartinmeetingsoftheEuropeanCivilAviationConferenceandInterna-tionalSocietyforAirSafetyInspectorswiththeaimofimprovingcooperationwithAIBs.ForthefirsttimeitattendedtheICAOAccidentInvestigationandPreventionmeetinginMontreal.

TheAgencyiscollectingdataonunreportedrecommendationsandoccurrencesandinMaypublisheditsfirstAnnualSafetyRecommendationsReview.

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DataandexpertisewassuppliedtoICAO’sSafetyIndicatorStudyGroupandcon-tributedtothedevelopmentoftaxonomiesforuseinoccurrencereportingaswellasbytheCAST-ICAOCommonTaxonomyTeam.Athree-levelaircraft/type/modellistwasdevelopedbytheNationalAerospaceLaboratory,alongwithadataware-house.

Asurveyoflightaircraftaccidentsfor2006and2007inEASAMemberStateswascarriedout,witharound90%ofStatesresponding.

The2007and2008AnnualSafetyreviewswerewellreceivedbyaviationexpertsworldwideandhavebeenmadeavailabletothepublicinall23communitylan-guages.ThedepartmentaimedtoenhancethequalityofreportedsafetydatainEASAMemberStates.Aqualityverificationtoolwasalsodevelopedanddistributed.

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TheEuropeanStrategicSafetyInitiativeisanaviationsafetypartnershipbetweenEASA,regulatorsandtheaviationindustry.TwomembersofstaffworkwithEASA’sSafetyAnalysisandResearchmanager,runninganinitiativewhichhasbecomerecognisedasoneofthemostimportantofitskindworldwide.Theinitiativehasthreepillars:theEuropeanCommercialAviationSafetyTeam(ECAST),theEuro-peanHelicopterSafetyTeam(EHEST)andtheEuropeanGeneralAviationSafetyTeam(EGAST).

European Commercial Aviation Safety Team

Co-chairedbyInternationlAirTransportAssociation(IATA)andEASA,theTeammonitoredtheimplementationofinheritedactionplansonreducingtherisksofaccidentsinvolvingcontrolledflightintoterrain,approachandlandingandlossofcontrol.

Inparallel,twoworkinggroupswerelaunchedonSafetyManagementSystems(SMS)andGroundSafety.TheSMSworkinggroupwastaskedwithdevelopingbestpracticematerialtohelpstakeholderscomplywithICAOstandardsandfuturerules.

European Helicopter Safety Team

TheEHESTanalysed186helicopteraccidentsaspartofitssafetyimprovementstrategy.PreliminaryresultswerepresentedatthesecondEASARotorcraftSym-posiuminDecemberandarepublishedinapreliminaryanalysisreport.

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Asurveyofgeneralaviationsafetyinitiativesandmaterialwascarriedoutandworkprioritiesdefined.AwebsitewasdevelopedandcooperationwithFrance’s“Institutpourl’AméliorationdelaSécuritéAérienne”established.

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TheInternalResearchCommitteecreatedin2007recommendedresearchonsignificantsafetyissues. ItalsoassistedtheResearchManagementSectioncoordinateandprioritiseresearchproposals.

TheCommittee’sTermsofReferencewerefinalisedandinclude:

Reviewingreportsonsignificantsafetyresearchissues. Monitoringfollow-upactionsonresearchprojects. Recommendingstrategiclong-termresearch,inparticularrela- tive to the EuropeanCommission’s FrameworkProgrammes. Providinganinformationplatformforresearchmatters. RecommendingresearchaspartofEASA’sfutureSafetyPlan.

TheEuropeanCommission,MemberStatesandothersestablishedtheEuropeanAviationResearchPartnershipGroupin2007toco-ordinateresearchinstigatedbyEASAwithresearchtheyfund.

TheGrouppreparesproposalsandsuggestsprioritiesforresearch,basedontheexperienceofcertificationexperts,evidenceofsafe-ty-relatedconcernsandSafetyRecommendationsresultingfromaccidentinvestigations.ProposalsarisingfromtheEuropeanStra-tegicSafetyInitiativearealsotakenintoaccount.

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In2008,followingatenderingprocess,theExecutiveDirectoratefundedthefol-lowingsevenprojects,togetherworth€1.46million:

Evaluationofstrengthdegradationoffabric,particularlythatusedforcargonets SafetyaspectsofLightAircraftSpinResistanceConcept SafetyimplicationsoftheuseofSystem-On-ChiponCommercialOff-The-Shelf devicesincriticalairborneapplications Hailthreatstandardisation Runwayfrictioncharacteristicsmeasurementandaircraftbraking Safetyimplicationsofbiofuelsinaviation SmallHelicopterOperationalMonitoringProgrammetrial

Inaddition,theDirectorateexecutedtencontractsforfurtherstudiestosupportrulemakingactivitiessignedin2008.

community projects

EASA’sparticipationintheaeronauticsandairtransportcomponentoftheEuro-peanCommission’s7thFrameworkProgrammeforResearchpavedthewayforitsattendanceinprojectstakeholderboards,andonaviationinitiativessuchasSESARandCleanSky.TheAgencyalsotookpartinvariousACAREworkinggroups(Advi-soryCouncilforAeronauticsResearchinEurope).

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TheAgencyhasbeenresponsibleforthecoordinationoftheSafetyAssessmentofForeignAircraft(SAFA)programmesince1January2007.In2008,analysisofSAFAdatawascarriedoutonafour-monthlybasisandthemethodologyim-provedtoincludein-depthanalysesofthefindings.

TheSAFAteampresentedthefindingsofitsanalysestotheAirSafetyCommittee,includingreportsonimplementingthePrioritisationListforSAFAinspectionstoparticipatingstatesandtheEuropeanCommission.Inaddition,severalad-hocanalyseswerecarriedoutinsupportofspecificCommissioninvestigationsinthecontextoftheJanuary2006Regulationwhichestablishedalistofaircarrierssub-jecttoanoperatingbanwithintheCommunity.

non-eu sAfA pArticipAting stAtes

Lettersweresentto15non-EUstatesparticipatingintheSAFAprogrammetoensurecompliancewithnewEuropeanCommissionlegislation.Theyincludedaclausedealingwithpotentialconflictsofinterestbetweenpersonnelinvolvedinthecollection,processingandexchangeofSAFAinformation.Sofar,Albania,Armenia,Azerbaijan,Bosnia&Herzegovina,Iceland,Monaco,Norway,Serbia,SwitzerlandandTurkeyhavesignedthedocument.

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InearlySeptember,draftGuidanceMaterialonQualificationofSAFAInspectorswasfinalisedandsentforconsultationtoSAFAstakeholders.Thematerial,whichwasrequiredbytheEuropeanCommission,setscommonEuropeancriteriaonsuchthingsaseligibility,trainingandfrequencyforqualificationofSAFAinspectorsandincludessyllabifortheoreticalandpracticaltraining,andcommoncriteriaforindependentSAFAtrainingorganisations.

TheGuidanceMaterialwasadoptedinSeptemberandpublishedontheEASAweb-site.Thefinalelementwassentforconsultationinearly2009.

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9.1 Fees and Charges

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Sincethebeginningof2008regularworkshopsonfeesandchargeshavebeenheldwithindustry,theEuropeanCommissionandEASArepresentativestorevisethecurrentFeesandChargesRegulation.ThenewFeesandChargesRegulationwillbeproposedtotheCommissionattheendof2009andreadyforimplementationbyJune2010.

mAnAgement of outsourcing contrActs with nAAs

On1Julytheexistingcontractswith18NationalAviationAuthorities(NAAs)expired.Negotiationsduringthefirstsixmonthsoftheyearledtoanewgenera-tionofframeworkcontracts.AnothercontractwithRomania’sCivilAviationAuthoritywasnegotiatedinthesecondhalfoftheyear,enteringintoforceon1January2009.

EASAalsoagreedonasetofKeyPerformanceIndicatorswithallNAAstomonitorandimprovethetimelyproductionanddeliveryofinvoicesandreports.TheIn-dicatorsformthebasisforawardingNAAs“trustedsupplierstatus”,asawayoffacilitatingcooperationonadministrationissues.

Thenewgenerationofcontractsledtosignificantlyimprovedmanagementactivi-tieswiththeNAAsduringtheyear.

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ThefirstcoursesforNAAsonfueltanksafetyandcriticaldesignconfigurationcon-trollimitationwereheldinJanuaryandFebruaryrespectively.

ThefirstphaseofEASA’stechnicaltrainingsystemwasfinalisedattheendofMarchandjudgedfullyacceptablebyInternationalCivilAviationOrganisationUniversalSafetyOversightAuditProgramme(ICAOUSOAP)inApril.

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EASA FACTS AND FIGURES 2008

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executive directorPatrick Goudou

rulemAking directorJules Kneepkens

certificAtion directorDr Norbert Lohl

ApprovAls And stAndArdisAtion directorFrancesco Banal

AdministrAtive directorMarkku Junkkari

income from certificAtion Activities

income from regulAtory Activities

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€32.2 million

€103.2 million

403 temporary active agents plus 37 contract agents (end of 2008)

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