European Aviation safety Agency helps Georgia develop civil aviation

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) will help Georgia develop its civil aviation in accordance with the European standards.

For this purpose, the Agency has received funding from the European Commission.

The new Technical Cooperation Project will benefit the Eastern partnership and Central Asian countries.

EASA was awarded a €5,000,000-Contract by the European Commission to support the sustainable development of civil aviation in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, in line with international and European standards.

The deal will be implemented during a period of 4 years starting in February 2016.

The project will include:

• Training, peer-to-peer and on-the-spot support, as well as awareness raising;
• Dedicated initiatives on safety management and civil aviation administration management;
• Effectively addressing safety findings raised by the International Civil Aviation Organisation ICAO or EASA audits;
• Support for the implementation of existing comprehensive aviation agreements, paving the way towards a Common Aviation Area;
• Support for the harmonisation of regulations and working practices with international safety and security standards.

EASA is an agency of the European Union (EU) with regulatory and executive tasks in the field of civilian aviation safety.

The responsibilities of EASA include to conduct analysis and research of safety, authorising foreign operators, giving advice for the drafting of EU legislation, implementing and monitoring safety rules (including inspections in the member states), giving type-certification of aircraft and components as well as the approval of organisations involved in the design, manufacture and maintenance of aeronautical products.