In December 2011, EASA published Notice of Proposed Amendment (NPA) 2011-20 containing draft rules for the certification, management, operation and design of aerodromes. Only airports open for commercial air transport with at least one paved runway of 800 metres or more are addressed in these proposals. In preparing the regulatory material contained in the NPA,…

First let’s understand that different terms are open to different interpretation, so this is not about trying to agree or disagree it is simply about understanding a common interpretation which is appropriate to an EASA environment. So Let’s deal first with Airport Quality Assurance. QA concerns the independent verification of compliance with external regulatory requirements…

The first comment to share is that in general EASA requirements and obligations are or should be considered as minimum compliance. There is a good chance that if you feel that you are falling short in respect of the qualifications, there may be additional issues in respect of managing competence. As an example EASA CAR…