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Newsletter
February 2023
Newsletter February 2023

Newsletter February 2023

Welcome to the February issue of the Europe Air Sports Newsletter! This issue includes a preview of the Technical Conference to be held in Rome next month.

Newsletter February 2023
Newsletter
December 2022
Newsletter December 2022

Newsletter December 2022

Welcome to the December issue of the Europe Air Sports Newsletter! This issue includes a report on the Technical Conference held in Vienna in October.

Newsletter December 2022
Newsletter
September 2022
Newsletter Autumn 2022

Newsletter Autumn 2022

Welcome to the Autumn issue of the Europe Air Sports Newsletter! Paramotors flying in formation over exhibition tents at the EMF General Conference at Blois (photo Martin Marececk).

Newsletter Autumn 2022
Newsletter
March 2022
Newsletter March 2022

Newsletter March 2022

Welcome to the March issue of the Europe Air Sports Newsletter! Thoughts of summer - over the Mediterranean (Photo Manfred Kunschitz).

Newsletter March 2022
Position paper
November 2021
GA industry response to REACH TEL-Consultation

GA industry response to REACH TEL-Consultation

Our opportunity to respond to EC Consultation on Draft regulation – Ares (2021)4120146 as published on the Better Regulation Website. Together, we jointly submit the following comments, representing the interests of industries, businesses, and individuals that would be directly impacted by the inclusion of Tetraethyllead in Annex XIV as this substance is a key component in 100LL aviation gasoline (high-octane, low-lead / ref. ASTM standard 
D910), which is the only fuel that is currently certified and approved for use in over 16,000 general aviation aircraft registered in the European Union. This represents around one third the European aviation fleet.

GA industry response to REACH TEL-Consultation
Newsletter
November 2021
Newsletter November 2021

Newsletter November 2021

Welcome to the November issue of the Europe Air Sports Newsletter! Unmanned landing strip, Island of HVAR, Croatia (Photo Manfred Kunschitz).

Newsletter November 2021
Position paper
June 2021
Flying for a better climate

Flying for a better climate

EAS and its members are committed to contributing to the decarbonisation objective of the European Green Deal. Innovation, fleet renewal, better access to simulators, a review of light aircraft certification standards, and relevant aspects of pilot training are the key enablers.

Flying for a better climate
Newsletter
June 2021
Newsletter June 2021

Newsletter June 2021

Welcome to the June issue of the Europe Air Sports Newsletter! Paragliding over the chalk cliffs (photo Grant Oseland).

Newsletter June 2021
Newsletter
April 2021
Newsletter April 2021

Newsletter April 2021

Welcome to the April issue of the Europe Air Sports Newsletter! The view from Sergio and Livia Calabresi’s house in Gravere, close to the border between Northern Italy and France (Photo by David Roberts)

Newsletter April 2021
Newsletter
January 2021
Newsletter January 2021

Newsletter January 2021

Welcome to the January issue of the Europe Air Sports Newsletter! Image supplied by the Austrian Aero Club.

Newsletter January 2021
Newsletter
October 2020
Newsletter October 2020

Newsletter October 2020

Welcome to the October issue of the Europe Air Sports Newsletter! Celebrating some of your ‘Guards’. See pages 3 and 4 for some of the work these volunteers do on behalf of us all.

Newsletter October 2020
Newsletter
July 2020
Newsletter July 2020

Newsletter July 2020

Welcome to the July issue of the Europe Air Sports Newsletter! A perfect summer day, off the coast of Southern England in a Duo Discus glider (Photo Diana King)

Newsletter July 2020

List of abbreviations

This is a list of commonly used abbreviations in our documentation and articles.

ABA

Aircraft-relevant Bird Area

AMC

Acceptable Means of Compliance

ANS

Air Navigation Services

ARO

Authority Requirements for Air Operations

ATCO

Air Traffic Control Officer

ATM

Air Traffic Management

ATO

Approved Training Organisation

ATSP

Air Traffic Service Provider

BIR

Basic Instrument Rating

CAT

Commercial Air Transport

CEF

Connecting Europe Facility

CPL

Commercial Pilot’s Licence

DAR

Dynamic Airspace Reconfiguration

DTO

Declared Training Organisation

EAPAIRR

European Action Plan for Airspace Infringement Risk Reduction

EC

Electronic Conspicuity

ED

Executive Director

ELT

Emergency Locator Transmitter

EPAS

European Plan for Aviation Safety

EPIRB

Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon

EPL

Electronic Personnel Licensing

FAA

US Federal Aviation Authority

FCL

Flight Crew Licensing

FDM

Flight Data Monitoring

GM

Guidance Material

MVCA

Manned Vertical Take off and Landing capable Aircraft

NAA

National Aviation Authority

NCC

Non-commercial operations with complex-motor-powered aircraft

NCO

Non-complex aircraft

NPA

Notice of Proposed Amendment

OPS

Operations

ORO

Organisation Requirement for Air Operation

PLB

Personal Locator Beacon

RFFS

Rescue and Firefighting Services

RMT

Rule Making Task

SAB

Stakeholder Advisory Board

SAF

Sustainable Aviation Fuel

SAR

Search and Rescue

SARP

Standards and Recommended Practice

SERA

Standardised European Rules of the Air

SES

Single European Sky

SPA

Operations requiring Specific Approvals

SPO

Specialised Operations

STC

Supplemental Type Certificate

TEL

Tetraethylead

UAS

Unmanned Aviation System

USSP

U-space service provider

VTOL

Vertical Take Off and Landing