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Aviation News Item: 01111
16th Jul 2009
EBAA to Propose New Security Rules for BizAv in Europe
Source: fly-corporate.com
 The European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) has published details of a new European Commission regulation that will allow Member States of the EU to set their own security rules for certain types of aircraft and airports.
The changes were adopted by the Commission at a meeting in Brussels last week and will have a major impact on the security requirements for business aviation, helicopter and humanitarian flights.
The changes mean that each Member State could, in theory, establish their own security rules for general aviation. However, EBAA has revealed that it will be proposing a set of rules that they hope will be adopted in a majority of countries. "We would have preferred harmonised rules specific for business aviation needs adopted at EU level. However, we think that with the help of our members and national associations we can convince most Member States to accept a set of rules that we will be proposing shortly," Pedro Vicente Azua, EBAA's Chief Operations Officer told FlyCorporate. He believes France and the United Kingdom will move to implement the new regulation first.
The new rules affect airports that handle aircraft with a maximum take-off weight (MTOW) of less than 15 tonnes, or any aircraft with a MTOW of less than 45,500 tonnes that is used to carry a company's own staff, non-fare paying passengers, or goods that aid the conduct of a business. Flights for medical, emergency and rescue purposes, research and development, aerial work, and humanitarian aid are also covered by the regulation.
"EBAA has been working with the Commission and Member States for years and lobbying to convince them that airline rules are not adapted to business aviation as the operations and needs are completely different. We are glad that Commission and Member States have listened and have recommended national authorities exempt us from standard airlines security rules," said Vicente Azua. EBAA anticipates that the European Parliament will complete a review of the regulation before the end of 2009 and that it will come into force this year.
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