European Union Aviation Safety Agency

European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)
The offices of the agency in Cologne, Germany
Agency overview
Formed12 July 2002 (2002-07-12)
JurisdictionEU and EFTA members
Headquarters
Agency executive
  • Florian Guillermet, Executive director
Key document
Websiteeasa.europa.eu
Map
European Union Aviation Safety Agency is located in European Union
Cologne
Cologne
European Union Aviation Safety Agency (European Union)

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is an agency of the European Commission with responsibility for civil aviation safety in the European Union. It carries out certification, regulation and standardisation and also performs investigation and monitoring. It collects and analyses safety data, drafts and advises on safety legislation and co-ordinates with similar organisations in other parts of the world.

The concept of a European-level aviation safety authority goes back to 1996, but the agency was only legally established in 2002; it began its work in 2003.

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