| Author (Corporate) | Council of the European Union, European Parliament |
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| Series Title | Official Journal of the European Union |
| Series Details | L 122 |
| Publication Date | 24/04/2014 |
| Content Type | Legislation |
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Summary: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 April 2014 amending Regulation (EU) No 996/2010 and repealing Directive 2003/42/EC and Regulations (EC) No 1321/2007 and (EC) No 1330/2007. Further information: Directive 2003/42/EC has established the basis for a proactive and evidence-based aviation safety management system in the European Union by imposing the reporting of occurrences. However the EU and its Member States are currently not sufficiently able to use experience feedback for preventing accidents and the current legislation is insufficient to prevent that the number of accidents and related fatalities would increase as a consequence of the expected traffic growth. The main objective of this initiative is to contribute to the reduction of the number of aircraft accidents and related fatalities, through the improvement of existing systems, both at national and European level, using civil aviation occurrences for correcting safety deficiencies and prevent them from reoccurring. Background: In the European Union the average annual rate of fatal accidents in scheduled passenger operations has remained more or less stable for the past years. The air traffic growth forecast for the next decades expects the number of aviation flights to almost double by 2030. Therefore, with a stable fatal accident rate, this will likely lead to an increase in the number of accidents as a by-product of steadily increasing traffic volumes. The current aviation safety system is primarily a reactive system relying on technological advances, sound legislation underpinned by effective regulatory oversight, and detailed accident investigations leading to recommendations for safety improvements. However, whilst the ability to learn lessons from an accident is crucial, purely reactive systems have now shown their limit in continuing to bring forward improvements. In this context, the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has encouraged the transition towards a more proactive and evidence-based safety approach. The effectiveness of such a proactive system greatly depends on the ability to systematically analyse all available safety information, including information on civil aviation occurrences. |
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| Source Link | https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:OJ.L_.2014.122.01.0018.01.ENG |
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| Subject Categories | Mobility and Transport |
| Subject Tags | Air Transport |
| Keywords | Air Safety |
| International Organisations | European Union [EU] |
