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EASA SAFETY CONFERENCE 2025
EASA and AESA’s Conference on
FRM - Fatigue Risk Management
FRM - Fatigue Risk Management
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and Spain’s Agencia Estatal de Seguridad Aérea (AESA) are collaborating to host a pivotal conference on Fatigue Risk Management (FRM) in Madrid, Spain, on February 4-5, 2025. This event aims to spotlight the critical issue of fatigue among aircrew and its implications for aviation safety.
Fatigue in aviation refers to a state of physical and mental exhaustion that diminishes a pilot’s or crew member's ability to perform their duties safely and effectively. It can stem from long duty hours, irregular schedules, insufficient rest, or disruptions to the body’s natural circadian rhythm. Fatigue significantly impairs decision-making, reaction times, situational awareness, and overall performance, making it a recognized safety risk that demands proactive management.
The conference will emphasize the necessity of mitigating aircrew fatigue to ensure safety risks are reduced to levels as low as reasonably practicable. It will explore various FRM methods, highlighting their differences and benefits, while fostering discussions on enhancing safety culture and promoting fatigue reporting systems.
A key focus will also be placed on the importance of fatigue management training. By raising awareness among aircrew and airlines, training equips them with strategies to counteract fatigue, ensuring optimal performance and safeguarding crew health.
Participants—including representatives from airlines, aircrew associations, and aviation authorities—will gain insights into best practices for FRM through presentations from industry leaders and oversight bodies. The event is designed as an open platform for sharing experiences, discussing challenges, and exploring solutions to fatigue-related risks.
This conference underscores the aviation sector's commitment to tackling fatigue proactively and collaboratively, prioritizing safety and well-being in the skies.
REGULATION - EASA
Together4Safety is a collaborative safety promotion initiative developed by EASA to provide you lots of useful safety resources. This is for the Air Ops Community and will grow to cover also information for Airports, Ground Handling, Maintenance, ATM, Rotorcraft and General Aviation
They are here to support us with the information we need. They want to start discussions on important topics and create a collaborative safety community.
Email to the team on safetypromotion@easa.europa.eu
Annual Safety Review 2024 for General Aviation
In this 4th video about the 2024 Annual Safety Review for the GA Community, Wendell Lynch and Yngvi Yngvason talk about avoiding mid air collisions.
from the EASA Safety Promotion Team, talks to Conor Nolan the Director of Safety and Security from Aer Lingus about what safety means to him
ANNUAL SAFETY REVIEW
Jul 2024
OCCURRENCE REPORTING
EASA Easy Access Rules for Occurrence Reporting (Regulation (EU) No 376/2014)
(IT) Regolamento (EU) 2021/2082 - modalità di attuazione ERCS
EPAS
The European Plan for Aviation Safety
At European Level, one of the most important documents in aviation is the European Plan for Aviation Safety (EPAS). This document is the regional aviation safety plan for the EASA Member States. It sets out the strategic priorities and enablers. It also highlights the main risks affecting the European aviation system and the necessary actions to mitigate them and improve aviation safety.
The 12th edition of EPAS has now been published with the 2023-2025 Edition.
The EPAS covers a 3 year period and is constantly being reviewed and improved, and is updated on a yearly basis. The plan is an integral part of EASA’s work programme and is developed by EASA in close consultation with the EASA Member States and industry.
The main objective of EPAS is to further improve aviation safety and environmental protection throughout Europe. At the same time it seeks to ensure a level playing field, as well as efficiency/proportionality in regulatory processes.
The EPAS is based on a solid foundation of data and risk analysis.
The European Safety Risk Management (SRM) process is a key part of the EPAS development. More particularly for the systemic and operational priorities.
MORE INFO here:
The European Plan for Aviation Safety | EASA Community (europa.eu)
