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08/09/2021
Business aviation partners with CTX to offer seamless carbon offset resource to Business aviation
EBAA, through its membership with IBAC, has announced its new alliance with Carbon Trade eXchange (CTX) to provide a transparent and efficient platform for business aviation companies to voluntarily purchase carbon credits to offset their CO2 emissions as part of an overall sustainability plan
09/07/2021
Is SAF implemented in the legislation of Turkey?
Whilst the Business aviation operators are committed to make their industry greener and sustainable and the ReFuel EU Aviation initiative of the European Commission is becoming more and more concrete, several national legislations already make the use of biofuel mandatory for the airlines.
09/07/2021
Italy: How is SAF implemented in the legislation of EU member states?
Whilst the Business aviation operators are committed to make their industry greener and sustainable and the ReFuel EU Aviation initiative of the European Commission is becoming more and more concrete, several national legislations already make the use of biofuel mandatory for the airlines.
09/07/2021
Germany: How is SAF implemented in the legislation of EU member states?
Whilst the Business aviation operators are committed to make their industry greener and sustainable and the ReFuel EU Aviation initiative of the European Commission is becoming more and more concrete, several national legislations already make the use of biofuel mandatory for the airlines.
09/07/2021
Aviation cybercrime is on the rise.
EUROCONTROL’s think paper no 12 on cybersecurity indicates that airlines continue to be an irresistible target for cybercriminals, with around $1 billion a year lost from fraudulent websites alone.
04/06/2021
EASA publishes results of UAM societal acceptance study
On 19 May, EASA shared the results of a comprehensive study on public perception of Urban Air Mobility (UAM) solutions, conducted over a period of 6 months.
04/06/2021
EBAA becomes a member of the Flight Safety Foundation
The EBAA team is proud to report becoming a member of the prestigious Flight Safety Foundation in early May.
04/06/2021
EASA organises Ramp-Up Safety Week
As the aviation industry prepares itself for the summer season, the safety of operations relies on resilient management systems and the whole aviation community working together.
04/06/2021
ICAO VOLCEX21 planned for November 2021
As an anniversary of sorts, the Volcanic Ash Exercise 2020 (VOLCEX20) was planned as a reenactment of the eruption of Eyjafjallajökull volcano (Iceland) in April 2010. For well know reasons the VOLCEX20 was canceled last year, but it is coming back on the 16th of November 2021.
04/06/2021
Reduced Required Landing Distance formally available on 12 August
Together with the Global Reporting Format (GRF), the new possibility of Reduced Required Landing Distance (RRLD) operations for Business Aviation Commercial and non-scheduled operations becomes formally available on the 12th of August.
04/06/2021
ICAO Global Reporting Format Implemented in August
On the 12th of August, the ICAO Global Reporting Format (GRF) will come into effect in EASA states, a few months ahead of the FAA date in October and the ICAO global effective date of 4th November.
28/05/2021
EBAA’s Ambassador Programme gathers momentum
EBAA’s recently launched Ambassador programme is going from strength to strength, with 18 industry leading companies signed up to support the initiative.
21/05/2021
France: How is SAF implemented in the legislation of EU member states?
Whilst the Business aviation operators are committed to make their industry greener and sustainable and the ReFuel EU Aviation initiative of the European Commission is becoming more and more concrete, several national legislations already make the use of biofuel mandatory for the airlines.
10/05/2021
Brexit impacts EGNOS’s service delivery
The UK government decided to withdraw its participation from the EGNOS programme.
10/05/2021
New grant opportunities to deploy EGNOS
Funding is available from the European GNSS Agency to speed up the uptake of EGNOS-based applications in all means of transport, including aviation. Bids can be submitted up to July, 19th, 2021.
30/03/2021
We are all ONE in the sky: where are we now?
Since the beginning of 2021, the European Commission (EC) has been discussing moving to the next stages in the U-Space regulation. On 23 February, a voting session took place, and the U-Space Regulatory package has been approved.
30/03/2021
EBAA at safety meetings Q1 2021
In Q1 2021, the EBAA safety team attended various meetings with relevant policymakers and stakeholders. Read an overview of what EBAAs input has been.
29/03/2021
EASA Air Ops Risk Review for 2020
In late February 2021, EASA published the agency’s annual Air Ops Risk Review for 2020. The document contains a summary of the previous year from a safety perspective and a description of key tasks for EASA in 2021.
29/03/2021
Will 5G lead to interferences with radio altimeters?
The 5G deployment will require an increasing number of spectrum frequencies and may cause interferences with radio altimeters. While no immediate action is required, EBAA, EASA and EUROCONTROL closely monitor this potential issue.
29/03/2021
EUROCONTROL Voluntary ATM Incident Reporting
The EUROCONTROL Voluntary ATM Incident Reporting (EVAIR) team is honoured to have this opportunity to address EBAA and its members. EVAIR has been in existence for almost 15 years now and as the first voluntary ATM incident data collection scheme, it is organised at a pan-European level.
