At the International Aviation Safety Conference jointly organised by the FAA and EASA, which concluded yesterday in Washington, the two regulators have pledged to work together to meet “the challenges of a fast-changing and evolving aviation industry and the increasing speed of development of future technologies”. As part of the statement, the two agencies highlighted a number of areas of focus, including commitments to reduce duplication of effort through closer collaboration between technical groups and, allied to that, expand and target cooperation on rulemaking efforts earlier in the development process.
“Our aim is to promote a cooperative and collective approach to aviation safety and modernisation,” said FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker. “As we look to the next decade, establishing a unified strategic direction based on information sharing and collaboration with our international partners will meet the needs of our global aviation system of the future.”
“The aviation industry is in the fastest period of change since commercial flights began. New technologies are urgently needed to make the industry more sustainable. Other innovations, for example, in artificial intelligence, are emerging rapidly, and we have a generational change in the workforce,” added Florian Guillermet, Executive Director of EASA. “It is more important than ever that international aviation regulators work together to accompany the changes and ensure safety needs are always met.”
