Safety and security are top priorities for the Business aviation sector, which has adopted ambitious voluntary measures to guarantee airport, aeroplane, crews and passenger safety.

Safety comes first for all aviation. EBAA promotes the use of best practices for all members, including approaches to reduce risk and implement initiatives to improve safety. EBAA communicates changes in safety rules and regulations to help members understand and respond.

12 November, (Cologne). The European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) announced the winner of the first-ever Safety Recognition Award during its annual Safety Summit.

The EU is taking the steps which are needed to continue to ensure a high level of aviation safety in its airspace the event that the UK leaves the EU without a negotiated agreement. Today, the Council's Permanent Representatives Committee approved a mandate for the presidency to start talks with the European Parliament on a proposal to ensure continued validity of certain aviation safety certificates.

“2025 marks a transitional year as EBAA takes on the running of EBACE and we have an exciting vision for the show’s future. Whilst there will be no static display this year, we are actively exploring opportunities for the future to be as flexible as possible in meeting the ever-changing needs of our industry.”

“Policies that seek to constrain the growth of business aviation create implicit trade-offs between the environmental benefits arising from fewer flights and the foregone benefits associated with business aviation”.

The European Business Aviation Summit (EBAS 2024) took place in Brussels on the 5th of December, bringing together leaders of the business aviation industry, aviation stakeholders and European policymakers. The summit's overarching theme of “Partnering for Progress” revolved around the role of business aviation in Europe’s economic fabric set against the backdrop of the beginning of the European legislative term 2024–2029, which is called to address the challenge of combining decarbonisation objectives with competitiveness.

EBAA’s Operational Affairs Department ensures business aviation’s interests are represented in European and global initiatives. Through its work in areas like FABEC, TBO, PNR, and CNS modernization, EBAA fosters efficiency, sustainability, and innovation, strengthening the sector’s role in the European airspace ecosystem.

The approval of the new European Commission highlights a shifting political landscape, with the EPP emerging as a key player in future compromises. Aviation policy under the von der Leyen II Commission will focus on balancing decarbonisation with competitiveness, involving multiple commissioners overseeing aviation initiatives. EBAA is committed to ensuring business aviation remains central to EU policies by advocating for net-zero goals, investments in aviation technology, and a competitive European market.