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Operational evaluations to be required in Europe
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is changing its voluntary operational evaluations to mandatory operational suitability (OS) approvals for new ai

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is changing its voluntary operational evaluations to mandatory operational suitability (OS) approvals for new aircraft designs. This appears as an extension of type certification, at additional cost to manufacturers. The new rule will take effect in 2012.

In doing so, the agency is taking into account the needs of helicopter manufacturers, according to Jean-Marc Sacazes, head of the operational evaluation board’s rotorcraft section. The operational evaluation board (OEB) manages the existing program of voluntary evaluations.

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