Category: Travel

The Executive Director of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), Florian Guillermet, and the Délégué Général pour l’Armement, Patrick Pailloux, co-signed an implementing arrangement for French MoD Guépard helicopter (also known as H160M) on January 14, 2026 in Paris. The implementing arrangement follows on from the generic cooperation arrangement concluded between the two design […]

The Aviation Non-CO₂ Expert Network (ANCEN) has published three new Background Notes that clarify how aviation’s CO₂ and non-CO₂ emissions affect the climate and what this means for future mitigation strategies. Developed under the Horizon Europe “NONCO2” research action, these notes are designed to support policymakers, industry stakeholders and the wider community with concise, science-based […]

In this blog post, I share with you my top 7-day itinerary suggestions for Louisiana. I started in Baton Rouge, travelled to St. Francisville, and ended in New Orleans, spending two nights in each city. There’s plenty to see and explore across Louisiana on a road trip, and I hope you enjoy reading my 7-day […]

A key requirement of the European Drone Rules is for drone operators to obtain up-to-date information on restrictions that might be in place where they intend to fly (known as “geo-awareness”) and for drone pilots to comply with this information during each flight. Across Europe, National Aviation Authorities (NAAs) publish official UAS Geographical Zones (UGZ) as part of […]

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published a new revision of the Easy Access Rules for Guidance Material (EAR) on Remote Aerodrome Air Traffic Services. This Revision from January 2026 incorporates EASA ED Decision 2023/005/R of 30 March 2023, introducing Issue 3 of the GM. The EAR for Guidance Material on Remote Aerodrome Air Traffic Services are available […]

There are places that you visit, and places that stay with you. Sligo, The Wild West of Ireland, tucked between the Atlantic Ocean and Ireland’s myth-soaked mountains, is the latter for sure. It’s a land of poetry and peaks, sea spray and sheepdogs, ancient cairns and cold‑water surfing with seaweed bathing chucked in for good […]

EASA has published the 15th edition of the European Plan for Aviation Safety (EPAS) that outlines the strategic priorities shared by EASA and Member States, the primary safety risks affecting the European aviation safety system and the necessary actions to mitigate them. The Agency is currently undertaking a comprehensive review of the approach to the […]

Ana Vieira da Mata has been elected as the new Chair of EASA’s Management Board (MB). The MB brings together representatives of the Member States and the European Commission and is responsible for the definition of the Agency’s priorities, the establishment of the budget and for monitoring the Agency’s operations. The Chair of the body […]

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and EUROCONTROL have worked together to validate a methodology of calculating gate-to-gate CO2 emissions, based on actual fuel burn, that will provide a basis for monitoring progress in reducing emissions to make aviation more sustainable.  EUROCONTROL, with the support of its independent Performance Review Commission (PRC), had developed a […]

Saudi Arabia and Qatar have signed a historic agreement to build a 785‑kilometre high‑speed electric railway linking their capitals, a major infrastructure project signalling deepening ties between the once‑estranged Gulf neighbours. The deal, announced in Riyadh and Doha, marks the first rail link of its kind between the two states and is expected to reshape […]