Safety
FAA and EASA Promise Closer Regulatory Collaboration
The air safety agencies recognized they need to keep pace with rapid technological change

This week’s International Aviation Safety Conference prompted a renewed pledge by the FAA and EASA to work more closely together on what the agencies defined as “the challenges of a fast-changing and evolving aviation industry and the increasing speed of development of future technologies.” The three-day gathering in Washington, D.C., closed with the aviation safety agencies issuing a list of nine pledges to make their collaborative work more effective.

The organizations said they will expand cooperative efforts at all working levels, encouraging technical experts to fully leverage the existing U.S./European Union Aviation Safety Agreement and to “reduce duplication of effort, taking a risk-based approach.” They also agreed to expand cooperation on rulemaking work earlier in the development process.