1. IFATSEA General Assembly 2015 Keynote address Berlin, Germany 16-20 November 2015
Jussi Myllärniemi
Head of ATM/ANS & Aerodromes Department
Flight Standards Directorate

2. European aviation European Union is a key player in global aviation:
800 million passengers using 450 airports and 150 scheduled airlines
Since 1992, the number of flights within the EU has more than doubled
In aviation regulation, the European Union is recognised as a world leader, among others:
Single European Sky
EASA as the centre of global aviation regulation
Implementation in Europe of the global RSOO concept (Regional Safety Oversight Organisation) has been a success!
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3. EASA - Facts and figures
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4. EASA responsibilities
EASA contributes directly to core EU activities/priorities, in particular by:
Ensuring to all citizen a high level of aviation safety
Ensuring highest common level of environmental protection
Facilitate the internal aviation single market & create a level playing field
Enabling growth and the creation of jobs
Safety significantly affects all aviation domains:
Total System Approach
Operations
& FCL
3rd Country
Operations
Airworthiness
Aerodromes
ATM/ANS
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5. European aviation SAFETY (1)
THE EUROPEAN SYSTEM FOR DELIVERING AVIATION SAFETY
Safety management system
Risk identification
Risk-based approach
Safety performance targets
Mutual cooperation to identify safety issues
EASP - European aviation safety plan
Sharing and analysis of information
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6. European aviation SAFETY (2)
Common safety rules
uniform level of requirements for operators, manufacturers and aviation personnel;
facilitating the flow of products, persons and services in the internal market;
allowing for mutual recognition of certificates and
reducing the administrative burden and workload for national authorities and the industry.
Close collaboration
European Commission – EASA - National CAAs – Industry (Airlines, ANSPs, etc.) – Personnel through Associations, as IFATSEA
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7. European aviation SAFETY - common rules
Centralised rulemaking = common rule
De-centralised application of common rules= 28+4 States (CAAs) & regulated organisations apply
Common Rules
Use of EASA rules
EASA technical cooperation
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8. Standardisation of Member States
Monitoring how the National Aviation Authorities apply the common aviation safety rules
Continuous Monitoring:
Risk-based prioritisation of inspections
Who: 46 States (EU Member States + Working Arrangements)
How: Based on the collection and analysis of data
Transparency: Results are communicated to the States on a quarterly basis
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9. SES - Single European Sky
5 SES pillars
Performance
Safety
Technology
Airports
Human factor
Performance scheme
Performance Review Body
Functional Airspace Blocks
Network Manager
National Supervisory Authorities
Airport observatory
ATM Master plan
SESAR Joint Undertaking
Common projects
Deployment governance
Implementation projects
EASA - ATM
competence
&
Total system approach
Specific sectorial dialogue Committee
Consultative expert group on social dimension of the SES
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10. EASA scope in ATM/ANS and aerodromes
Safe air-traffic
Safe landing/take-off
Regulation on Air Navigation Service provision;
~ 250 ANSPs in Europe
Several services: ATC, AIS, MET, NAV, …
Rules of the Air
Air Traffic Controller licensing
New airspace concepts
Regulation on Aerodromes;
~ 600 aerodromes (in BR scope)
Aerodrome operator requirements & oversight
Aerodrome operations
Aerodrome design
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11. EASA as ATM/ANS competent authority
Oversight of ATM/ANS Pan European and foreign organisations
Pan European services and functions
Network Manager
ESSP (EGNOS provision)
Foreign ATCO training organisations
Foreign organisations providing ANS in Europe
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12. ATM/ANS Safety - ATSEP
ATSEP training - subject to verification against organisational requirements (Regulation 1035/2011)
intended to ensure the adequate training and safety management by service providers that employ ATSEP
EASA and European Commission - a new regulatory proposal which includes a set of common European rules providing a common approach to ATSEP training and competence assessment
It is envisaged that this proposal - ‘ATM/ANS providers & safety oversight thereof’ - will be formally adopted still in 2015
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13. Labour mobility is currently very low (<0.1% of ANS staff)
ATM/ANS personnel
Human resources are an essential element of aviation safety and Single European Sky success
More than staff are directly employed by European ANSPs and represent 2/3 of their costs
Labour mobility is currently very low (<0.1% of ANS staff)
ATSEP mobility – (poss.) impact on performance and costs
The upcoming common European rules - containing ATSEP training requirements & competency checks - facilitate the positive mobility of ATSEP
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14. EASA and IFATSEA
ATSEPs (IFATSEA) crucial role in European aviation system well known and respected by EASA
IFATSEA’s contribution in EASA rulemaking groups has in the past always been high and dedicated and EASA hopes that it remains in such a way in the future
Future ATM/ANS system will be technology driven and complex – can become a safety risk if not properly mitigated
EASA is keen to work in close cooperation with IFATSEA – to find a common approach to maintain (or improve) the overall performance of the evolving ATM/ANS system
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15. Thank you for your attention and I wish you a most successful IFATSEA General Assembly!