FAA SIGNS TWO NEW INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS
October 16, 2015
The FAA has announced two new agreements with the following international regulatory partners: European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and Transport Canada (TCCA). The agreements aim to eliminate duplicate processes, have safety enhancing equipment installed on aircraft more quickly, and lead to cost and time savings by allowing the safety authorities to rely on each other’s respective regulatory systems.
As a result of the new agreements, producers of equipment approved under Technical Standard Orders (TSOs) or Supplemental Type Certificates (STCs) will in most cases only have to go through the regulatory process once, whether that process is completed in the U.S., Canada or one of the European countries that fall under EASA’s regulations.
If you have any questions, please contact Evelyn Sahr (esahr@eckertseamans.com, 202-659-6622) or Drew Derco (dderco@eckertseamans.com, 202-659-6665).