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Publication of final reports

Publication of final reports

The accident investigation process is one of the most important learning tools when building global safety standards. But to learn from an accident, the aviation industry needs reports that are complete, accessible, and timely.

Mar 03, 2025
Publication of Final Reports.pdf
gnss spoofing jamming aircraft pilots

Disruption of GNSS Signals

Satellite signals are, by nature, very weak when they arrive at the receiver. Making them vulnerable to interference, whether natural or artificial. This interference can be intentional (such as jamming and spoofing) or unintentional (such as equipment malfunctions).

Jan 22, 2025
Disruption of GNSS Signals, Position Paper 2025.pdf
The Human and the concepts of  Extended Minimum Crew Operations and Single Pilot Operations

The Human and the concepts of Reduced Crew Operations (RCO)

Aviation is the safest transportation system in history by learning from its mistakes and a constant process of improving flight safety standards.

Building on the knowledge and experience of over a century of commercial flights – the ultimate goal of technological and regulatory

Jan 14, 2025
The Human and the concepts of Extended Minimum Crew Operations and Single Pilot Operations, Position Paper 2025
Atypical employment

Atypical employment

When using the term ‘atypical employment’, ECA refers to all forms of relations between an airline and a crew member for the provision of work that is not in the form of direct indefinite employment - including, amongst others, self-employment, fixed-term work, work via (non-regulated)

Jan 19, 2024
Atypical employment – Position paper, ECA 2024
Contrails: European pilots’ perspectives/views and recommendations on contrails

Contrails: European pilots’ views and recommendations

European pilots are committed to the goals of the European Green Deal and take the climate change challenge very seriously. On behalf of the European pilots’ community, in June 2022 ECA released a comprehensive position paper on environment ‘Securing a sustainable future for aviation: The

Oct 19, 2023
Contrails: European pilots’ perspectives/views and recommendations on contrails, Position Paper 2023
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Unauthorized Flying of Drones Near Airports

Drones have recently become more affordable to the public as their performance in terms of height, speed, and distance has greatly improved. Consequently, the hazard posed by the flying of unauthorized drones near airports worldwide has also increased.

Apr 27, 2023
Unauthorized Flying of Drones Near Airports, Position Paper
Positive Organisational Culture in Aviation

Positive Organisational Culture in Aviation

The post-pandemic recovery has shown that the aviation industry has underestimated both the speed and scope of traffic recovery as well as the willingness of furloughed and retrenched staff to return to the industry.

However, to point at the pandemic as the sole factor for the lack of

Apr 18, 2023
Positive Organisational Culture in Aviation, Position Paper 2023
Fuel management - EASA's new Fuel Management rules

Fuel management - EASA's new Fuel Management rules

On 30 October 2022 new EASA fuel rules will come into effect (Regulation (EU) 2021/1296 and ED Decision 2022/005/R.). This publication provides you with an overview of the main changes and the consequences for the flight crew. The leaflet also includes a number of points of concerns. 
 
 

Oct 18, 2022
Fuel management - EASA's new Fuel Management rules, ECA 2022
Manual on the Legal Principles of Industrial Relations

Manual on the Legal Principles of Industrial Relations

This manual has two main objectives. As a first objective it wants to give a concise overview of the legal framework and the principles connected to industrial relations and employment within the European union so trade union affiliates and employee representatives can get a clear view on

Sep 07, 2022
Manual on the Legal Principles of Industrial Relations, ECA 2022
Securing a sustainable future for aviation: The pilots' perspective

Securing a sustainable future for aviation: The pilots' perspective

European infrastructure, providing essential connectivity and promoting socio-economic cohesion and timely supply of goods and services. This infrastructure is a public good, part of the wider economy’s backbone, and will continue to play an important role with regards to safely air

Jun 15, 2022
Securing a sustainable future for aviation, Position Paper 2022
unruly passengers Europe

Prevention of unruly behaviour

ECA is worried about the number and degree of severity of incidents involving unruly passengers on board aircraft worldwide. According to the EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) latest statistics, in 2018 every three hours, the safety of a flight within the EU was threatened by

May 03, 2022
Prevention of unruly behaviour, ECA Position Paper, 2022
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Pilot’s Best Practices for the Prevention of Runway Excursions

Runway excursions pose one of the highest risks to commercial aviation. Despite a decline of overall accident rates, the rate and number of runway excursions worldwide remained steady in the last decade.

Jan 21, 2022
Pilot’s Best Practices for the Prevention of Runway Excursions, ECA 2022

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