EASA has published its 9th edition of the European Plan for Aviation Safety (EPAS) for 2020-2024 (attached), which lays out the current and future work EASA will be undertaking in coming years to support the introduction of new technologies and innovative solutions.

Please find some key points below:

• Further regulatory work is planned on drones and to define the requirement to adapt to development of AI in the future;
• The Agency is working to establish a monitoring approach for aviation as it sets out a prioritization to protect the environment, climate and human health;
• Emphasis is laid on airspace congestion and analysis of the SESAR Joint Undertaking proposal on the architecture of EU airspace;
• Cybersecurity threats have increased vulnerability and this EPAS edition now includes a cybersecurity strategy;
• A Rotorcraft Safety Roadmap is included in the document, aiming towards 50% safety increase in 10 years;
• EASA sets out their ambitions to support the preparation of the CORSIA implementation through the development of standard methods and tools for the assessment of global emission units and the related offsetting requirements.

The objectives of this Decision are to:
 reduce the number of runway excursions during landings of large aeroplanes by providing design-related
means to support the flight crew in identifying and managing the risk of a longitudinal runway excursion;
and
 clarify and standardise specifications and acceptable means of compliance related to large aeroplanes
safety assessments of critical systems, flight control systems, and aeroelastic stability.
CS-25 is amended to:
 require that new large aeroplane designs are equipped with a runway overrun awareness and alerting
system; and
 clarify and standardise the specific risk and criteria used for conducting aeroplane-level safety
assessments of critical systems, as well as the specifications and acceptable means of compliance for
flight control systems and aeroelastic stability.
These amendments are expected to increase safety, and increase the cost-effectiveness of the certification
process.