The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) recently endorsed the European Union adoption of the Basic Regulation mandate aimed at modernizing for the European Aviation Safety Agency’s (EASA) safety framework.
The mandate creates rules for EASA’s operation and its safety regulations as well as its relationship with other regulators. It also forces EASA to make revisions of its lower-level implementing rules. The mandate was adopted by the General Affairs Council Ministers.
“This final endorsement by the Council of the EU marks a key moment in the modernization of Europe’s safety framework,” Pete Bunce, GAMA president and CEO, said. “This new Basic Regulation promises to equip EASA with the set of tools it needs to keep pace with the rapid advances in general aviation, business aviation, and maintenance operations – particularly with the emphasis on enshrining risk-based regulation into law.”
The mandate will be published in the EU’s Official Journal and will take effect 20 days later.
EASA also recently authorized Georgia’s cargo airline, GEO SKY, to fly to all EASA member countries.
Authorization means the airline meets International Civil Aviation Organisation operational and safety standards.
It also means the airline can operate in the EU air market without the administrative hurdles non-EU member third-country operators face.