The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published Amendment 16 and Amendment 15 of the Easy Access Rules (EAR) for European Technical Standard Orders (CS-ETSO) in pdf format. Today’s publication also includes corrected versions of the published Amendments 11-14 of the EAR for ETSO, also in pdf. Kindly note that Amendment 17 and Amendment […]
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The new EASA Certification Platform goes live! EASA has worked hard on the digitalisation of certification projects, and during the last 10 months has developed and tested a new platform designed to improve efficiency, transparency, and predictability in the way we work with external stakeholders in different Certification areas. The new tool will mainly manage […]
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The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has launched the AI Olympics — an initiative that goes hand in hand with the EASA AI Days conference taking place in Cologne on September 9 — 10, 2026. If you have a great aviation AI-based system, we are offering you the chance to show the industry what […]
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WASHINGTON D.C., June 18, 2026 — The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) reaffirmed their commitment to advancing global aviation safety through deeper collaboration, transparency, and trust during a period of rapid technological innovation. The renewed dedication was made at the 2026 FAA and EASA International Safety Conference in Chantilly, Virginia. […]
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Maintenance Organisation Approval (MOA) and Maintenance Training Organisation Approval (MTOA) holders can now benefit from a more streamlined and digital way of interacting with EASA through the Organisation Approvals Tool (OA Tool) and the EASA Service Portal. The OA Tool provides organisations with a central platform that supports EASA oversight activities throughout the approval lifecycle. […]
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A few hours before the inauguration of the Berlin ILA airshow, the German Chancellor unsurprisingly announced the end of the Future Combat Air System (FCAS). Launched by Emmanuel Macron and Angela Merkel in 2017, the program initially intended to prepare a Next Generation Fighter (NGF) aircraft, remote effectors, loyal unmanned wingmen (drones, as in unmanned […]
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CÚCUTA, Colombia — On Saturday, June 6, 2026, prominent investigative journalist and press freedom advocate Cristian Hernando Herrera Nariño was shot and killed outside his home in the northeastern border city of Cúcuta. Herrera, who served as the editor-in-chief for regional digital media outlets Cúcuta Real and Cúcuta al Rojo Vivo, was targeted by armed […]
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Dual‑SIM technology has become a standard feature in modern smartphones, but not all dual‑SIM systems are created equal. Across the global mobile industry, two major modes exist: Although DSDA is often discussed online, it is rarely implemented in consumer smartphones. This article explains what DSDA really is, how it differs from DSDS, why it’s uncommon, […]
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COLOGNE, June 8, 2026 — The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) published an assessment of the interdependencies between aviation safety and socio-economic factors affecting safety-critical personnel in Europe, to ensure that socio-economic dimensions have been adequately integrated into aviation safety analysis. This is EASA’s second report on this topic produced under Article 89 of […]
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The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) released Proposed Issue 03 of its Concept Paper on Artificial Intelligence (AI), now open for a consultation period of 10 weeks. This is the final Concept Paper deliverable foreseen under the EASA Artificial Intelligence Roadmap 2.0. Building on Issue 02, which explored Level 1 AI (‘human augmentation/assistance’) and […]
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