Regulations and Government
EASA Issues Proposed Rules for Commercial SEIFR Ops
EASA said the move would harmonize its regulations with ICAO and other major foreign aviation authorities.

The EASA issued a long-awaited notice of proposed amendment (NPA) on Thursday that would allow commercially operated single-engine turbine aircraft to fly at night and in IMC throughout Europe. EASA regulators said that some member states, as well as third-country operators, already allow some of their operators to conduct commercial single-engine IFR (SEIFR) flights under an exemption to EU-OPS rules, creating an “uneven playing field.”