On 29 November 2024, the Service for Foreign Policy Instruments (FPI) of the European Commission, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) of the Republic of Korea (ROK) marked the end of the first phase of their common framework for technical exchanges in the civil aviation domain, the EU-ROK Aviation Partnership Project (APP). Hosted by the EU Delegation to the ROK, the official Closing Event provided a review of the results achieved in the last three years as well as expectations for the years ahead.
Supported by FPI, the EU-ROK APP enabled valuable exchanges in the domains of Air Traffic Management (ATM), Urban Air Mobility (UAM), flight standards, aviation safety, sustainability, and others. These successfully enhanced mutual understanding and improved technical insights to tackle common challenges, also largely thanks to the contribution of partners from European and Korean aviation industry and related authorities, who often ensured an inclusive and robust discussion.
At this closing event, the ROK and European representatives expressed a strong willingness to continue the partnership as well as to deepen the cooperation in, for example, environmental sustainability and emerging technologies and concepts. EASA and MOLIT are committed to taking these positive experiences forward to a new project phase starting next year.
