Regulations and Government
EASA Updates Brexit Notice To Prepare for No-deal Scenario
UK organizations holding certain approvals can now apply to the EU safety body for third country approval

With the UK’s exit from the European Union now less than six months away, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has begun putting in place what it describes as “preparedness measures” and said it will start to process “some applications” for third-country approvals from existing UK approval holders. “We welcome very much that the European Commission has allowed EASA to do this,” Kyle Martin, General Aviation Manufacturers Association director of European regulatory affairs, told AIN. “We have been asking DG Move (the Commission’s transport and mobility directorate-general) for this for more than 12 months.” Martin also noted that several of the trade association’s UK members want to apply for the EASA third-country approval because they maintain operations across the EU or do work for EU entities.