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EASA sets 2012 deadline for implementation of ops rules

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is tackling the process to implement new rules for operations in Europe in April 2012.

By Thierry Dubois • Writer

May 27, 2010

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is tackling the process to implement new rules for operations in Europe in April 2012. Business aviation is involved in the rulemaking, notably through review groups. EASA-OPS will replace current EU-OPS, JAR-OPS and national rules.

The EASA is preparing a comment response document for October. The agency received some 14,000 comments between January and July last year. According to Mikel Godijn, NetJets Europe’s deputy director for flight operations, many comments were about the need for the agency to align the text more with EU-OPS. Other commenters suggested that the notice of proposed amendment was not mature.
Many commenters also criticized the document for its emphasis on alternative means of compliance rather than implementing rules. “This is not good news for bizav but we can still find room for flexibility,” said EASA rulemaking directorate air operations officer Willy Sigl at an education session held at last month’s Ebace.

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