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Regulatory Agency Final Publications

EASA_SIB_2020-07_1 EASA published Safety Information Bulletin – Preparation for Aerodromes to resume operations

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) published Safety Information Bulletin (SIB) 2020-07 giving guidance to aerodromes to prepare for a return to normal operations. This is part of a wider project to offer guidance across the various aviation domains.

Following the outbreak of COVID-19 and limitations imposed by individual States, the majority of flights have been suspended and aerodromes have been forced to scale down or suspend their operations until flights resume.

In many aerodromes across Europe, operational areas such as runways and taxiways are used for the long-term parking of grounded aircraft; aerodrome systems such as airfield lighting and radio navigation aids have been switched-off and regular inspections and maintenance may not always be performed according to schedule.

Although it is not defined yet when operations will restart, it is important that aerodromes are prepared in order to resume operations safely.

For this reason, under their safety management system and in cooperation with air navigation service providers, the aerodrome operators should establish a plan that should be implemented prior to the start of operations.

Please see the full Safety Information Bulletin 2020-07 for more information.

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EASA offers financial relief to aviation industry companies hit by COVID-19

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has agreed on concrete measures that will offer financial relief to companies in the aviation industry whose business has been severely impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. These measures take account of the continued sustainability of EASA and have been agreed with the support of the European Commission.

The Agency will for a limited period not charge interest in cases of late payment, as provided for in Article 4.3 of the Fees and Charges Regulation.*

For all invoices issued between February 1, 2020 and June 30, 2020, the late payment clock has been stopped and will restart only on July 1, 2020.

July 1, 2020 will be considered as the 31st day of payment and therefore late payment interest will be applied from that day.

EASA will postpone the issuance of its regular invoices for annual fees for two months, from June to August.  The annual invoices will be issued on August 1, 2020 and late payment interest will apply from the 31st day (so from August 31, 2020).

FAA SAFO20009 COVID-19: Updated Interim Occupational Health and Safety Guidance for Air Carriers and Crews.

This SAFO cancels and replaces SAFO 20003 and provides updated interim occupational
health and safety guidance by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA) for air carriers and crewmembers regarding Coronavirus Disease 2019
(COVID-19). The CDC and FAA are providing this additional occupational health and safety guidance
for air carriers and their crews to reduce crewmembers’ risk of exposure to COVID-19 and decrease
the risk of transmission of COVID-19 on board aircraft and through air trave

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FAA Notice N8900.544 Standardized Curricula Delivered by Part 142 Training Centers

This is the first in a series of notices that introduce and provide
guidance for standardized curricula available for use by Title 14 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (14 CFR) part 135 operators when delivered by 14 CFR part 142 training centers.
The guidance establishes new processes that significantly improve safety and administrative
efficiencies for industry and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

FAA Draft AC_120-106B Scope and Recommended Content for an Airworthiness Agreement Between an Air Carrier and a Maintenance Provider

This AC outlines the scope and recommended content for airworthiness agreements between a certificate holder (CH) and its contract maintenance providers (CMP). It explains the necessity to interject specific requirements into an airworthiness agreement to ensure the CH fully follows the
requirements imposed by Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR). The CH
has the primary responsibility for the airworthiness of its aircraft and must ensure the
proper controls are in place to assess, qualify, and authorize work performed for it by
other persons regardless of whether a certificated or noncertificated person performs the
work.

AC 120-16G CHG 1: This AC describes the 10 elements that comprise air carrier maintenance programs and what should be included in an air carrier maintenance program

Guidelines for the transport of cargo in passenger aircraft exemptions under Article 71(1) of Regulation 2018/1139

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has updated its guidelines to support issuance of exemptions for the transport of cargo in passenger compartments.

The update addresses the feedback received as well as the technical content in order to provide differentiated aspects depending on the kind of cargo to be transported.

Issue 3 addresses in particular the following elements:

  • No need for a design approval when an exemption is sought, however, technical data from a DOA might support the exemption application;
  • Clarification on the re-classification to Minor Change only with EASA concurrence;
  • Limitation of such Minor Change approval to aircraft registered in EASA or EFTA states, unless specifically recognised by the State of Registry;
  • Clarification on suitable considerations/mitigations in particular when only medical supplies are transported.

EASA will continue to support its partner authorities and operators in the related technical assessments, in particular when in parallel a related certification project has been started.