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2007 discharge: European Aviation Safety Agency EASA

2008/2266(DEC)

PURPOSE: to present the final accounts of the European Aviation Safety Agency for the financial year 2007.

CONTENT: this document sets out a detailed account of the implementation of the European Aviation Safety Agency’s budget for the financial year 2007. It notes that the final budget amounted to EUR 72 million, including EUR 55.8 million of revenue from fees and charges (65%), EUR 26.5 million from Community subsidy (31%) as well as a contribution from the Federal Republic of Germany (Ministry of Transport) and City of Cologne of EUR 300 000.

As regards the staffing policy, the Agency, whose head office is now based in Cologne (Germany), set out a total of 467 temporary members of staff in the establishment plan. 333 of these posts are currently occupied with 29 other posts (seconded national experts, contract and auxiliary staff) totalling 362 posts assigned to operational, administrative and mixed tasks.

In 2007, the Agency’s main activities focused on the following:

Opinions: 5 opinions concerning amendments to Regulations (EC) No 1592/2002, (EC) No 1702/2003 and (EC) No 2042/2003;

Rulemaking decisions: 17 amendments of certification: Specifications and Acceptable Means of Compliance and Guidance Material ;

International cooperation:

  • 7 Working Arrangements with China, New Zealand and Albania;
  • Amendments to Working Arrangements with Interstate Aviation Committee (USA) and JCAB (Japan);
  • Memorandum of Understanding with COCESNA/ACSA.

Certification decisions:

  • Type certificates: 29;
  • Supplementary type certificates: 879;
  • Airworthiness directives: 380;
  • European technical specifications: 198;
  • Acceptable means of compliance: 87;
  • Major changes: 1 193;
  • Minor changes: 2 655;
  • Major repairs: 245;
  • Minor repairs: 156;
  • Aircraft flight manual (AFM): 430;
  • Approval of flight conditions (PTF): 508;
  • Approval of design organisations: 429;
  • Approval of maintenance organisations (bilateral): 1 380;
  • Approval of maintenance organisations (foreign): 224;
  • Approval of maintenance training organisations: 24;
  • Approval of manufacturing organisations: 16;
  • Standardisation inspections (number of countries by type) at 31 December 2007;
  • In the field of maintenance (MAST): 28;
  • In the field of production (POAST): 12.

The complete version of the final accounts may be found at the following address: http://www.easa.europa.eu/ws_prod/g/g_budget_and_accounts.php#