in 2021, EBAA undertook an analysis going into detail on the evolution of Business aviation and emissions data between 2005 and 2020.

EBAA’s recently launched Ambassador programme is going from strength to strength, with 18 industry leading companies signed up to support the initiative.

With the recent publication of the second volume of GAPPRE, the group coordinated by EUROCONTROL and the Flight Safety Foundation has reached yet another milestone on the road to safer runway operating conditions.

20 May 2021, Brussels, Belgium/Washington DC. As the first-ever EBACE Connect concluded today, organisers reported the digital event soared beyond expectations, demonstrating the global business aviation community’s eagerness to embrace the future, focus on new opportunities and fire the imagination.

The UK government decided to withdraw its participation from the EGNOS programme.

Funding is available from the European GNSS Agency to speed up the uptake of EGNOS-based applications in all means of transport, including aviation. Bids can be submitted up to July, 19th, 2021.

15 April 2021, Brussels/Washington, DC. The aviation industry announced that – to build on its already impressive scope of activities for reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions – they are establishing the Council on Sustainable Aviation Fuels Accountability (CoSAFA), which is intended to accelerate the industry’s movement toward further decarbonizing aviation and increasing the adoption of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF).

In Q1 2021, the EBAA safety team attended various meetings with relevant policymakers and stakeholders. Read an overview of what EBAAs input has been.

In late February 2021, EASA published the agency’s annual Air Ops Risk Review for 2020. The document contains a summary of the previous year from a safety perspective and a description of key tasks for EASA in 2021.

The 5G deployment will require an increasing number of spectrum frequencies and may cause interferences with radio altimeters. While no immediate action is required, EBAA, EASA and EUROCONTROL closely monitor this potential issue.