The Advisory Body of Interested Parties

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The Advisory Body of Interested Parties

• EASA ABIP
• Alain Garcia
• Chairman of ABIP

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• The setting-up of ABIP
• EASA Regulation 1592/2002 Article 24
•  The Management Board shall establish an ABIP
  which shall consult prior to making decisions
  . 
• The Management Board shall not be bound by the
  opinion of the advisory body
• EASA Management Board decision (Nov. 15th, 2002)
• Organisations and trade associations invited to
  nominate representatives
• ABIP to elect a Chairperson, adopt its rules of
  procedure, and appoint a Secretary

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• Who we are
• Aviation Personnel (5 members) Aircraft
  Engineers International (AEI), European Cockpit
  Association (ECA), European Transport Workers
  federation (ETF)
• Air Sports (1 member) Europe Air Sports
• General/Non Commercial Aviation Operators (3
  members) European Business Aviation Association
  (EBAA), European Council of General Aviation
  Support (ECOGAS), International Aircraft Owners
  Pilots Association (IAOPA)
• Maintenance Industry (1 member) European
  Independent Maintenance Group (EIMG)
• Manufacture and design industry (5 members)
  European Association of Aerospace Industries
  (AECMA)
• Commercial Operators (5 members) Association of
  European Airlines (AEA), European Helicopter
  Association (EHA), European Regions Airline
  association (ERA), International Air Carrier
  Association (IACA), International Air Transport
  association (IATA)
• Training industry (1 member) European
  Association of Airline Pilot Schools (EAAPS)

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• ABIPs Terms of reference
• To consolidate and provide the opinion of
  interested parties on matters associated with
  EASA activities
• To raise attention of, and receive a response
  from, EASA Management Board on matters of concern
  to interested parties
• To maintain regular contacts with EASA Management
  Board (correspondence, meetings)

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• The ABIPs way of functionning
• Officers and Secretary
• Chairperson Alain Garcia (AECMA)
• Vice Chairs Ulrich Schulte-Strathaus (AEA)
• Peter Sorensen (ECA)
• Secretary Claude Schmitt (AECMA)
• Meetings with Interested Parties only
• Meetings with EASA Management Board or Third
  Parties
• Rules adopted alternates, observers guests,
  participation minimum attendance, agenda,
  minutes documentation, coordinators
• Decision making consensus through sufficient
  level of common understanding, minority positions
  declared
• Working language English

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• ABIP achievements
• Two ABIP meetings (24th February, 20 May), one
  ABIP meeting with EASA Management Board (20th
  May)
• Detailed reviews of, and responses to, EASA MB
  consultations on
• Envisaged EASA Executive Structure
• Proposed EASA Rulemaking Procedure
• Interested Parties concerns over EASA
  establishment and transition issues exposed to
  EASA MB
• Consultation on Implementing Rules and
  Certification Specifications
• Continuity of on-going certification programmes,
  transfer of existing certificates and approvals
• Transfer of Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreements
• EASA-NAAs co-operation future of JAA
• Costs and fees for applicants and users

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• ABIP priorities
• ABIP to interface with EASA Management Board
  level for strategy and general policy matters
• ABIP requests urgent,anticipated, creation of
  Safety Standards Consultative Committee (SSCC) to
  deal with EASA rulemaking contents and
  implementation issues
• ABIP expects to be consulted soon on preferred
  SSCC structure
• ABIP is prepared to assist in coordinating
  nominations from trade associations and
  organisations concerned
• EASA establishment ABIP requests urgent
  publication of clear road map and associated
  schedules, practical modalities and instructions
  for transfer of
• Rulemaking activities
• Ongoing certification and validation programmes
• Past certificates and approvals

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• Our vision of ABIPs role vis-a-vis EASA
• ABIP not to be only reactive (response to
  consultation) but also entitled, on its own
  initiative, to raise issues or draw attention on
  interested parties concerns
• ABIP to provide timely responses and constructive
  comments to EASA MB
• ABIP members, representing the  users 
• expect responsiveness from EASA rulemaking and
  approval systems
• are willing to provide continued support to
  rulemaking and, in particular, harmonisation
  activities in both European and foreign (FAA
  ARAC) systems
• expect that EASA will soon act as the single and
  competent European partner of FAA

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• Conclusion
• We are all sharing the same values to facilitate
  circulation and exchange of people and goods
  between countries, SAFELY and with INDEPENDENCE
• The world has evolved
• continuous traffic growth (despite some temporary
  interruptions)
• legitimate public demand for ever improved
  conditions
• opportunities offered by new technology
• new threats
• restructuring of industry
• strengthening of European unification
• This is why we, as users, have pushed for the
  setting up of EASA. We shall support it to become
  THE EUROPEAN AGENCY, and we expect it will be
  POWERFUL, UNIQUE, AND WITH THE NECESSARY
  OPERATIONAL AUTONOMY so as to become the EUROPEAN
  PARTNER of the FAA for a SAFE and STILL
  DEVELOPING AVIATION

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• THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION