EASA prepares new flight crew licenses
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), established in Cologne, Germany, in 2003, has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking for the regulation of pilo

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), established in Cologne, Germany, in 2003, has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking for the regulation of pilot licensing.
It is the first step toward EASA’s adoption of new rules and responsibilities that will also cover aircraft operations and authorization of third-country operators.

The development follows the European Union’s granting of legal competence to EASA on April 8, with a new “basic regulation” replacing regulation EU 1592/2002 under which the agency was established. The details that will allow the regulation to work will be created over the next four years, but no later than April 8, 2012.