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Events listing
23/02/2021
Augmented Approaches to Land II: An EU-Funded project
EFVS operations are a key solution to expand access at secondary aerodromes in degraded weather conditions, maximising overall flexibility of operations as well as reducing the environmental footprint of a flight.
23/02/2021
GAPPRE: Going the extra mile in runway safety
In January 2021, a group of more than 40 organisations, led by the Flight Safety Foundation and EUROCONTROL, presented the first volume of the work undertaken over the past 2 years. The release of the document has only suffered a delay of 2 months, despite the pandemic, proving once again the aviation’s ecosystem commitment to the mantra “Build Back Better”.
23/02/2021
Pilot licensing: How global cooperation can help to ease pilots’ life
Global cooperation among regulatory authorities on policy frameworks, standards and certification processes is of key importance to aviation which is, by nature, a cross-border business. Council Decision (EU) 2020/1697 covers licensing and flight simulation training devices into the scope of the mutual recognition processes about safety oversight.
23/02/2021
Cyber Security in the European Digital Strategy: upcoming changes?
The uptake of digital technologies has grown exponentially in the last months since the beginning of the COVID19 pandemic. Since it is one of the key priorities in the European Digital Strategy by the European Commission, Business aviation is also gradually being immersed into digitalisation and needs to build cyber-resilience.
23/02/2021
Brexit: The story's not over yet
The end of the Brexit transition period meant significant changes for our operators, notably regarding traffic rights, permits & authorisations, certifications & licences and taxation.
05/02/2021
Brexit: Returned Goods Relief
As a result of the UK’s departure from the European Union’s single market on 31 December 2020, there has been an increase in queries regarding the application of Returned Goods Relief (RGR).
27/01/2021
Extended Brexit Guidance
Following the publishing of the draft EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement, EBAA continuously provides guidance to operators on how to continue operations in a post-Brexit reality.
26/01/2021
Israel suspends all flights through 31 January
The Israeli government has announced that Ben Gurion International Airport (LLBG/TLV) will close completely to all arrivals and departures from midnight on 26 January through to 31 January.
28/12/2020
Initial guidance on the draft EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement
On Saturday 26 December 2020, the European Commission published the Draft EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement. The draft agreement foresees cooperation between the EU and UK and contains dedicated titles on transport and aviation which require appropriate level playing field guarantees.
20/12/2020
Netherlands bans flights from UK over new COVID19 mutation
Netherlands bans flights from UK over new COVID19 mutation
The Netherlands has banned flights from the United Kingdom out of concern for a new mutation of the virus that causes COVID19
14/12/2020
The 2020 Safety Summit: Resilience – Human and Business
This year’s theme looked into what happens when the concept of “business as usual” is overturned by an unprecedented event and how businesses have to adjust and find alternate ways to attain safety compliance, all while also caring for the wellbeing of their people.
14/12/2020
ATM reform in motion
The long-awaited legislative proposal will hopefully be approved by the end of 2021
14/12/2020
EBAA signs member sharing agreement with Irish association
EBAA has entered into a member sharing agreement with the recently launched Irish Business and General Aviation Association (IBGAA).
14/12/2020
Brexit & Business aviation: the live FAQ
In case you missed it, we published the live Q&A on Brexit with the UK Civil Aviation Authority.
14/12/2020
Dealing with internet scams
The internet and the ability to work online is a blessing where most the work is being conducted remotely. Imagine that the COVID19 Pandemic had occurred 20 years ago in a time when we were not so well connected. However, there is a downside, scamming and internet fraud is on the rise.
14/12/2020
What does "net-zero" really mean?
Over the last couple of years or so, we have heard many countries, sectors and individual corporations declare that they will be “net-zero” by 2050. Where did this expression come from and what does it mean for us and the Business aviation sector?
11/12/2020
EBAA gains new members
In a challenging industry climate, EBAA continues to welcome new companies into its membership.
10/12/2020
European Commission puts forward measures in case of “No-Deal” Brexit
On 10 December 2020, the European Commission put forward contingency measures to mitigate some of the significant disruptions that will occur on 1 January in case a deal with the UK is not yet in place.
16/11/2020
EBAA joins urgent call for action from the assembled European aviation sector
EBAA signed a declaration, alongside 19 other European aviation associations calling for a bold strategy for a sustainable recovery of European aviation.
05/11/2020
European airspace users provide views on the interim update of SES2+
While the COVID-19 pandemic has heavily impacted aviation and has caused a severe drop in traffic demand, it is also an opportunity to “build back better” a more efficient, resilient, and sustainable European Air Traffic Management, aligned with the political goals and ambition of the European Green Deal and a Europe that it fit for the digital age. The long awaited SES II + update proposal, published by the European Commission on 22 Sept, is therefore welcomed.
