Regulations and Government
New EASA Director Sees Agency on Firmer Footing
Patrick Ky, who formerly headed the Sesar Joint Undertaking, took over as EASA executive director in September. (Photo: Thierry Dubois)
Patrick Ky, who formerly headed the Sesar Joint Undertaking, took over as EASA executive director in September. (Photo: Thierry Dubois)

The new executive director at the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), Patrick Ky, sees the agency’s role paradoxically heightened by national budget cuts. During a recent interview with AIN near EASA headquarters in Cologne, Germany, he explained that most member states–even Germany–had seen nationwide monitoring missions severely affected. Countries such as the Czech Republic, Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania have cut jobs in administration, he added.

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