Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) licencing fees up by 200%
Flying Ireland has reported that licensing fees from the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) are to increase by as much as 200% in certain areas from previous rate last set in 2015. The Irish aviation news outlet has analysed the IAA’s updated Schedule of Charges, specifically for Pilot Licensing, highlighting the original charges in the 2015 Fees Order versus the latest fees just published. Flying Ireland remarks that the new Schedule of...
Thales leading new DGAC & EASA flight safety requirement consortium
Thales has formed a consortium with ENAC, l’ENS Paris-Saclay, Simaero, AviaSim and Corsair to develop a tooled methodology for evaluating pilot behaviour under the PERCEVAL project (Pilot bEhaviouR and CompEtency EVALuation). The consortium brings together the expertise of all the stakeholders in the airline pilot training community, including airlines, training centres, civil aviation schools, and public and private research...
EASA issues Austro Engine Airworthiness Directive
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued an Airworthiness Directive (AD) announcing mandatory work to be undertaken on all E4 and E4P Jet-A1-powered piston engines installed in Diamond Aircraft, including the popular twin-engine DA-42 NG trainer in use at a large number of flight schools across the world. The AD refers to a Mandatory Service Bulletin (MSB) from Diamond that has been issued following a number of...
Sleeping pilots and other flight safety concerns highlighted in new TV documentary
‘Omerta above the clouds’ is a documentary exposing flight safety concerns amongst pilots and cabin crew working for European airlines. The documentary released by Dutch broadcast organisation BNNVARA, paints a disturbing picture of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and its political overseer, the EU Commission, accusing them of failing to address safety concerns due to being unduly influenced by economic pressures from...
EASA given new environmental oversight responsibilities
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is to be assigned new responsibilities by EU legislators to expand its environmental remit, charging the Agency with monitoring the aviation industry’s progress toward carbon neutrality by 2050. The European Parliament voted in favour of the ReFuelEU Aviation, a comprehensive regulation in the context of the European Green Deal, on 13 September 2023. This approval follows a provisional...
