EASA News

EASA and EUROCONTROL Publish Joint Action Plan for GNSS Safety

EASA and EUROCONTROL jointly published an Action Plan on March 26, 2026 to strengthen the safety and resilience of European aviation operations against Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) interference, which poses an increasing threat particularly near conflict zones. The Plan sets out short, mid, and longer-term measures including joint monitoring, data-sharing, harmonised operational procedures, updated guidance for flight crews and air traffic controllers, and collaboration with aircraft manufacturers and the avionics industry to develop more interference-resilient solutions. The Action Plan addresses concerns raised in a June 6, 2025 letter from 13 EU Member States calling for coordinated European action on Radio Frequency Interference events affecting GNSS-based systems.

Three EASA Roles: Structures Expert, Senior Military Advisor, Certification Expert, Deadline April 30

EASA published three new vacancy notices on its Careers portal: Structures Expert, Senior Military Advisor to the Executive Director, and Certification Expert for Hydromechanical and Flight Control Systems. All three positions share the same application deadline of April 30, 2026 at 23:59 CET, with candidates required to apply through the EASA Careers portal at careers.easa.europa.eu.

EASA Publishes Revision 24 of Easy Access Rules for Air Operations

EASA published Revision 24 from March 2026 of the Easy Access Rules for Air Operations (EAR for Air OPS), now available as an enhanced online publication alongside PDF and machine-readable XML formats. The revision incorporates Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2293 correcting Regulation (EU) No 965/2012, EASA Executive Director Decision 2025/020/R amending AMC and GM to Part-ORO and Part-SPA on management systems, ATQP, and FDM programmes, and EASA Executive Director Decision 2025/023/R amending AMC and GM to Part-Definitions and Part-NCO on gyroplane flight crew licensing and non-commercial VFR operations. The enhanced online publication offers optimised performance, permalinks to the latest rule versions, and improved search and navigation across devices.