European Union Aviation Safety Agency

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is an agency of the European Union (EU) with responsibility for civil aviation safety. It carries out certification, regulation and standardisation and also performs investigation and monitoring.: §4.3  It collects and analyses safety data, drafts and advises on safety legislation and co-ordinates with similar organisations in other parts of the world.: §4.3 

"EASA" redirects here. For other uses, see EASA (disambiguation).

European Union Aviation Safety Agency

The offices of the agency in Cologne, Germany
Agency overview
Formed12 July 2002 (2002-07-12)
JurisdictionEU and EFTA members
HeadquartersCologne, Germany
Agency executive
  • Luc Tytgat (acting), executive director
Key document
Websiteeasa.europa.eu
Map
Cologne
European Union Aviation Safety Agency (European Union)

The idea of a European-level aviation safety authority goes back to 1996, but the agency was legally established only in 2002; it began its work in 2003.: §4.3 

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