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ICAO is turning 75

7 December 1944

The International Civil Aviation Day is celebrated each year on the 7th of December. It marks the day the Convention on International Civil Aviation -or the Chicago Convention how it is known- was signed by the founding members of ICAO.

EUROCAE is proud to contribute from the industry perspective to the global standardisation efforts that ICAO is undertaking and leading.

We look forward to a stronger and closer collaboration to ICAO and wish ICAO 'Happy 75!'

EUROCAE reaches 300 members

GAMA becomes the 300th member

EUROCAE membership grew steadily over the past years, reaching now strong, 300 organisations from only 146 six years ago. The width and depth of the know-how such diverse membership brings to EUROCAE enables our Working Groups to engage in a wide range of activities, which are developed by the currently 40 active WGs.

The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) joined EUROCAE as member 300 and is an international trade association, exists to foster and advance the general welfare, safety, interests and activities of the global business and general aviation industry. GAMA helps promote a better understanding of general and business aviation manufacturing, maintenance, training, and operations and the important role these industry segments play in economic growth and opportunity, and in serving the critical

transportation needs of communities, companies and individuals worldwide. One mechanism to help achieve their safety goals is the engagement with international consensus standards development organisations such as EUROCAE.

Christian Schleifer, EUROCAE met and discussed VTOL topics with Christine DeJong and Raphael Fabian, both GAMA, at their strategic meeting in Amsterdam (see picture above). We welcome GAMA as our 300th member and are currently working on the last details of the MoU, to define how we collaborate and facilitate GAMAs inputs and contribution to the standardisation process.

EUROCAE welcomes any interested organisations to join us.

For any details on EUROCAE membership benefits, please visit our website.

EUROCAE at the 13th EASA Rotorcraft and VTOL Symposium

10-11 December 2019, Cologne

On 10 and 11 December 2019, EUROCAE participated in the 13th EASA Rotorcraft and VTOL Symposium in Cologne to present the status of WG-112 VTOL. At this year’s symposium, the scope was extended to cover topics concerning VTOL aircraft. The focus of the VTOL sessions was the future AMC material to support EASA's Special Condition on VTOL.

WG-112 is developing standards to complement this regulatory framework and is performing this work in very close collaboration with EASA.

With more than 200 members, WG-112 brings together a broad variety of expertise from the major VTOL OEMs, system and equipment suppliers, airports, operators, R&D organisations, academia and authorities from Europe and beyond.

Since the kick-off meeting of WG-112 in June this year, the progress has been steady, with 18 documents currently under development.

The first deliverables will be released for Open Consultation at the beginning of 2020:

• VTOL ConOps for standard operating scenarios
• Process Standard for crashworthiness test of battery systems for eVTOL applications
• Guidance on designated fire zone for VTOL
• Information security guidance for VTOL and collaborative systems
• Guidance on Emergency Landing
• VTOL landing sites.

Future activities will be discussed by the WG at the upcoming plenary meetings.

The next plenary meeting will take place on 28 January 2020 - participation is still possible!

For further information and to join WG-112, please contact Anna von Groote, anna.vongroote@eurocae.net / Sebastian Reschenhofer, sebastian.reschenhofer@eurocae.net

EUROCAE at the EASA High Level Conference on Drones

5-6 December 2019, Amsterdam

On 5 December 2019, EUROCAE participated in the EASA HLC on drones (UAS), which took place during the second edition of the Amsterdam Drone Week. 

This 2-day conference brought together experts, policy makers and leading companies in the UAS and VTOL area to discuss the new European drone rules and share knowledge about the latest developments on operations in the urban U-space.

EUROCAE participated in the first panel on day one, discussing and addressing the implementation of the new EU regulations for UAS operations on Open and Specific categories. EUROCAE, represented by Christian Schleifer, together with EASA Flight Standards Director, Jesper Rasumssen, Nicolas Marcou, DGAC France, Christian Struwe, DMAE, Christophe Raab, Drone Alliance and Stephan Van Vuren, AirHub discussed the impact and implementation of the EU regulation during this session moderated by Ties Van Zanten.

 We shared success stories, but also lessons learned and where we see areas of improvements.

EUROCAE presented how standards complement the regulatory frame, gave an insight of the many UAS areas where we have already published a number of standards, which are applied in Europe but also globally.

During the conference, several speakers repeated the urgent need of standards. As EUROCAE is open to any interested parties globally, offering many ways to engage with our Working Group activities, we invited the community to engage more actively in the standard developing process.

For further information and to join EUROCAE UAS activities, please contact  alain.vallee@eurocae.net or sergiu.marzac@eurocae.net

WG-115 Kick off: Counter UAS 

12 December 2019, EUROCAE

Considering the urgent need for efficient Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS) capabilities to protect controlled airspaces like airports, EUROCAE Council approved on 25 October 2019 the creation of a new Working Group on this specific topic.

Following a Call for Participation launched on 28 October, EUROCAE Working Group 115 held its Kick Off Meeting on 12 December at EUROCAE, St Denis, with 44 experts from 36 organisations.

Included in the audience were representatives from the European Commission (DG Home), EASA and EUROCONTROL, showing that this activity fits well in a holistic coordinated action plan on countering unauthorised UAS operations, such as (intentional) malicious flight, contingency situations and careless operations. A strong level of collaboration is also planned with military stakeholders like North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) and the European Defence Agency (EDA).

The meeting elected the WG´s chairperson and secretary and discussed organisational matters as well as the main objectives and the work programme that requires the following deliverables:

• An Operational Services and Environment Definition (OSED) for Counter-UAS in controlled airspace, to be published by September 2020,

• System Performance Requirements for non-cooperative UAS detection systems, expected by June 2021,
• Interoperability Requirements for Counter-UAS systems, available also by June 2021.

A special announcement was made by RTCA during the meeting, with their recent decision to create a new Committee (SC-238) on C-UAS, that will be operated as JOINT with WG-115. Both groups will produce harmonized documents that are technically identical.

The meeting proposed an aggressive work plan to address the C-UAS issue with a series of WebEx meetings early 2020 (first one on 23 January afternoon) and agreed on an initial Table of Content for the OSED.

First work on this document is now launched and will integrate inputs from all members. Additional contributors from ANSPs, Pilots Association and Law Enforcement were also considered to complement the already existing expertise within the WG.

For further information or to join WG-115, please contact  alain.vallee@eurocae.net or sergiu.marzac@eurocae.net

Call for applications for several TAC members

The EUROCAE Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) is composed of 12 specialist members, selected in order to achieve a balanced representation of EUROCAE interests.

All TAC members are appointed for a 3-year, renewable term.

Several TAC members have been appointed 3 years ago and therefore the positions are currently open for renewal.

Nominations for TAC membership is open to all EUROCAE Full member organisations.

EUROCAE is calling for candidacies for TAC members in the following domains:

• Aircraft Manufacturers – Commercial aviation
• Equipment manufacturers – Ground Equipment
• Air Navigation Service Providers
• Regulatory Authority
• Airports
• Airspace users

TAC members are appointed in their personal capacity and are expected to:

• have a good understanding of the evolution of the European and worldwide regulatory and standardisation framework and of the current challenges faced by the aviation sector
• have a relevant technical expertise and be aware of technological developments in their respective domain, such as R&D, implementation and deployment projects, regulations, standardisation activities…

• have a real interest and curiosity in technical topics beyond their domain
• have an ability of visionary, forward looking thinking in the interest of developing EUROCAE’s activities
• be able to represent the interests of the whole EUROCAE membership in their respective domain
• bring excellent written, communication and negotiation skills in English and a proven track record of working with multi-disciplinary, multi-cultural, international teams
• be open to consensus-based discussions
• be in a position to adequately support the activities of the TAC (four 2-day meetings/year).

As all TAC members, the representative of the respective domains will be appointed by the EUROCAE Council for a 3 year renewable term. 

TAC members are not paid by EUROCAE for their duties.

Candidacies for this position must reach the EUROCAE Secretariat by Friday, 10 January 2020 and include a letter of motivation, CV and any other relevant supporting information.

For further information and to submit a candidacy, please contact Anna von Groote at anna.vongroote@eurocae.net

NEW TRAINING Pre-Registration for EUROCAE ED-14G Environmental Conditions and Test Procedures for Airborne Equipment

Aircraft equipment is exposed to a wide variety of environments during use.  These environments can be disruptive and destructive.  Ensuring proper functioning of this equipment in these environments is paramount to aircraft safety.  Bench level testing of equipment is key to ensuring the survival in these environments.

This course explains the industry-standard methods for performing these environmental tests, as well as how these fit into the overall qualification/certification process.  Design guidelines, adverse affects, and lessons learned are also provided. Attendees will receive a complimentary copy of ED-14G.

More details about this training are available online here.

For any additional information please contact Adrian Cioranu at adrian.cioranu@eurocae.net. 

NEW TRAINING Pre-Registration for EUROCAE HIRF and Lightning Compliance Overview/Training

Aircraft equipment is exposed to a wide variety of environments during use.  HIRF and Lightning environments are severe and can be very disruptive and destructive.  Proper functioning and survival of the aircraft and installed equipment in these environments is paramount to aircraft safety.  Design, testing, and certification for these conditions can be expensive and time consuming.

This course explains the industry-standard approaches for achieving certification compliance for HIRF and all aspects of Lightning

(electrical/electronic systems, fuel systems, airframe, etc), as well as how these fit into the overall qualification/certification process.

Design guidelines, adverse effects, and lessons learned are also provided. Attendees will receive complimentary copies of ED-14G, ED-84A, ED-91B, ED-105A, and ED-113.

More details about this training are available online here.

For any additional information please contact Adrian Cioranu at adrian.cioranu@eurocae.net. 

NEW TRAINING Pre-Registration for ED-80 Design Assurance Guidance for Airborne Electronic Hardware Training

EUROCAE ED-80 / RTCA DO-254 is the standard applicable to the qualification of electronic hardware in airborne systems, and especially to complex electronic hardware (namely ASICs and FPGAs).

The purpose of the training is to enable participants to understand ED-80 standard and how it is used
and complemented by major Certification Authorities.

The proposed contents of a training session are the following, including:

• Part I: A general presentation, introducing trainees to the general principles of aviation system safety and giving a general overview of ED-80
• Part II: A more detailed presentation of ED-80 and how it is practically addressed by Airworthiness Certification Authorities.

More details about this training are available here.

For any additional information please contact Adrian Cioranu at adrian.cioranu@eurocae.net. 

Aviation Software Standards

With airborne and ground-based aviation systems increasingly interconnected, the landscape for critical systems software is changing.

Whether you are an ANSP specifying or accepting a system, the person responsible for system maintenance, or a supplier at the cutting edge of software product development, you will need to understand the standards options available to you, how to apply them, and the impact on costs.  

Join our next training session of Aviation Software Standards, based on your availability, and experience a practical and interactive approach to the subject matter, drawing on the trainers’ extensive experience in both aviation safety and critical systems software development. 

The course outline is available here.

The next sessions are planned as follows:  

For any additional information please contact Adrian Cioranu at adrian.cioranu@eurocae.net. 

Aviation Cybersecurity Training 

Benefits of attending

• Participants will gain access to the tools and understanding to use available standards to manage cyber risk in an aviation context in a standards-led way.
• ED-201 brought to life with classroom scenarios and exercises.
• Learn best practice on auditing and certification.
• Instructor a leading authority on aviation cybersecurity and a certified lead auditor for ISO27001.
• Sharing experiences with colleagues from other aviation stakeholders/countries.
• Extensive course handouts including ED-201, ED-202, ED-203A, ED-204, ED-205.
• Ideal learning environment at EUROCAE HQ in Saint-Denis (Paris area, France).
• Certificate on completion of the course.

The next sessions are planned as follows:  

The course outline is available here.

For any additional information please contact Adrian Cioranu at adrian.cioranu@eurocae.net. 

EUROCAE wishes you a Happy holiday season!

Please note that the EUROCAE offices are closed between 22 December and 3 January.

We look forward to continuing to assist you starting on Monday,
6 January 2020.

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ER-020 "Consideration for Hydrogen Fuel Cells in Airborne Applications"

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