On Air, Issue 16 - International network

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Cologne, July, 2017

On Air, Issue 16: International network

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Global players

The long standing tradition of the EASA / FAA annual safety conference brought together last month in Brussels senior aviation representatives from around the globe to discuss global aviation safety issues.

The 300 participants attending the conference, represented 22 authorities, 26 associations and 82 individual companies.

These numbers give a clear indication of the continued commitment to strengthen the ties by the aviation community.

Shane Carmody, from CASA, about EASA

1) What is your relationship with EASA?

Over the 15 years that EASA has been in operation, CASA has worked closely with EASA in international forums, including on the panels and working groups of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). We work formally and informally through information sharing arrangements and well developed person-to-person contacts at the subject matter expert level. This allows CASA opportunities to advise European counterparts of the similarities and differences in our operational environments and aviation industries.

CASA and EASA first signed an arrangement on enhanced cooperation for the oversight of the Airbus A380 fleet in 2008 and in January 2017, CASA joined the EU SAFA Programme when I signed a Working Arrangement with the EASA Executive Director. We look forward to aligned procedures and findings of ramp inspection surveillance through participation in the SAFA Programme. Joining Singapore in the Asia and Pacific (APAC) Region as a SAFA member will also strengthen regional links for the programme.

1st CAAC EASA Aviation Safety Conference

27-28 April 2017, Shanghai, China

The Executive Director of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), Mr Patrick Ky and the Deputy Administrator of the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), Mr Li Jian opened the first joint Safety Conference organised by the two administrations. The conference brought together not only the authorities, but also leading CEOs from the European and Chinese aviation industry, as well as attracting more than 40 members of the domestic and international media.

The conference marks a new high in aviation ties between the European Union and China, which have steadily grown closer in recent years. In the presence of CAAC Administrator Feng Zhenglin and the European Commission Director General for Mobility and Transport Mr Henrik Hololei, leading members of the aviation community discussed progress on establishing a future Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreement (BASA) between China and the European Union.

Trends defining the future of aviation safety were discussed in the different panels of the conference. Topics included implementing efficient safety management systems for maintenance, new technologies and developments in the field of aircraft navigation systems, as well as efforts to promote the wider use of rotorcraft in China.

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It is not only the number of EASA member states.

It is the number of countries outside the European Union the Agency has Working agreements (WAs) with.

The latest one was signed in Brussels on 15 June 2017 between EASA and the Civil Aviation Authority of China (CAAC) with the presence of Airbus representatives, on the assembly line of the Airbus A320 and extended production of the A330 in Tianjin (China).