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A set of common rules aimed at civil aviation was also
launched in 2002, through regulations passed by the European
Parliament and the Council of Europe. The idea was to ensure
a high level of aviation safety in Europe, bolster environmental
protection and facilitate the free movement of people and
goods. A new uniform regulatory and certification process was
adopted across all EU Member States, covering flight crew
licensing, aircraft maintenance, and the monitoring and
regulation of third country airlines that operated in the EU.
De Vroey notes: “We in the industry supported the creation
of EASA, but it has to be recognised that the links between
EASA and the national governments has not always been
strong.” This was not the case with the JAA, which enjoyed
respect from Member States, despite or maybe even because
of its lack of formal powers.
The funding of EASA was a contentious issue from its birth in
2002, and continues to be a cause for concern even now.
EASA’s rule-generating, standardisation inspections and safety
analysis work are funded from monies provided by the
European Commission – while its certification operations,
service provisions and appeals mechanisms are funded by fees
and charges levied on individual airlines. One of the most
serious charges against this system is that the EU does not
provide EASA with enough funds to carry out its inspections
and safety analysis role. “Clearly EASA needs a larger budget,”
claims the AEA’s safety expert. “Some of those who supported
the creation of EASA have been less than forthcoming when it
comes to supporting the agency financially,” he continues.
Significantly, on 16 March 2006, an EASA Management Board
meeting identified the need for amendments to the way EASA
is funded. These changes are to address immediate and then
longer-term problems with EASA’s budget. A temporary
increase in the fees is being proposed to meet the shortfall in
revenues for 2006 caused by a drop in revenues from
certification activities.
The AEA has a seat on the EASA Advisory Board, whose
role is to advise the EASA Management Board on the
organisation’s work programme and on its fees and charges
regime. Despite regretting the shortfall in EASA funding, the
AEA is against an increase in EASA fees for large airlines. The
association instead calls for the European Commission to
carry out an independent study on the funding and financial
needs of both EASA and the CAAs. It is argued that any
increase in fees or charges would severely undermine the
competitiveness of EU airlines in what is an increasingly
competitive global market.
Already, a Fees and Charges Task Force (FACT) comprising
representatives of the four national associations of the United
Kingdom’s Society of British Aerospace Companies (SBAC),
France’s Groupement des Industries Françaises Aéronautiques
et Spatiales (GIFAS), Germany’s Bundesverband der
Deutschen Luft- und Raumfahrtindustrie e.V. (BDLI) and Italy’s
Associazione Industrie per l’Aerospazio i Sistemi e la Difesa
(AIAD), was set up by the AeroSpace and Defence Industries
Association of Europe (ASD) to undertake close dialogue with
EASA to recommend solutions to the funding issue. The FACT
group’s main aim was to address concerns of the expected
shortfall in funding for EASA in 2006, as well as to develop
proposals for a future funding process. The group was keen
to highlight its support for EASA and explain that it agreed
with the concept of regrouping European industry under
EASA supervision and was also keen to avoid any disruption in
this process.
On a more global level, the International Air Transport
Association’s (IATA) has its IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA)
programme. This internationally recognised evaluation system
has been designed to assess the operational, management
and control systems of airlines. IATA claims that leading airlines
from around the world have incorporated IOSA Standards into
their airline operations, making IOSA a key aspect of airline
industry efforts to improve aviation safety, with its benchmark
safety audit programme. Although it has its critics, the IOSA
audit uses quality audit principles, which are accepted
worldwide, enabling its audits to be conducted in a
standardised and consistent fashion. Any measure which
contributes to the sense of wellbeing of the airline passenger
is likely to be welcome by the average EU citizen. Despite
recent tragedies, those flying on European airlines are clearly
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