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Chemicals are an essential component of our daily lives, but some chemicals contain serious risks to health or the environment. The EU Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals Regulation (REACH) is an EU regulation (in force since 2007) adopted to improve protection of human health and the environment, while enhancing the competitiveness of the EU chemicals industry. Chemicals used in industrial processes, but also substances used in cleaning products, paints, textiles, electrical appliances etc.

  Destination 2050 already shows a pathway for Europe’s aviation sector to decarbonise, in line with the EU’s 2050 climate objectives Pact would complement European Commission’s ‘Fit for 55’ policies to ensure aviation can meet its decarbonisation targets    Brussels, 14 July 2021 – In its ‘Fit for 55’ legislative package published today, the European Commission set out proposals aimed at reducing net EU greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by at least 55%1 by 2030.

14 April 2021 - The Aerospace and Defence Industries Association of Europe (ASD) welcomes the European Commission's proposal for a regulation, dated 23rd February, establishing the Joint Undertakings under Horizon Europe (Single Basic Act). Especially, the Clean Aviation Partnership will be a key element to reach the ambitions of the EU Green Deal and implement the EU civil aviation sector's own Destination 2050 Roadmap (see www.destination2050.eu).

Brussels, 30 June 2021 Today, the European Commission adopted the European Defence Fund (EDF) Work Programme for 2021, following the entry into force of the EDF Regulation in May. The Aerospace and Defence Industries Association of Europe (ASD) welcomes this milestone in the implementation phase of the EDF. “The EDF mobilises the EU budget to support collaborative defence projects between different partners across the EU.

24 June 2021 – On 16 June, the Executive Director of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), Mr Patrick Ky, presented the results of a study on the societal acceptance of future air mobility operations in urban environments during an exchange of views with the European Parliament’s Committee on Transport and Tourism.   The Aerospace and Defence Industries Association of Europe (ASD) welcomes the EASA study, which is an important tool for moving the discussion on urban air mobility (UAM) forward.

  Introduction: The Urban Air Mobility Ecosystem Mobility is a key societal need and a cornerstone of liveable and sustainable cities, and which ensures economic growth, social development and cohesion. Hence, the search for seamless and integrated transport solutions to enhance people’s and goods’ mobility is high in the policy-making agenda and is pursued in several cities, regions and countries, and among numerous cross-sectoral stakeholders.

  -    Report acknowledges positive epidemiological developments across Europe and low risk of virus spread during air travel.  -    Risk-based approach will make travel easier for passengers by avoiding duplication of checks throughout the journey, including for transfer passengers.  -    For first time ever, protocol supports the use of Rapid Antigen Tests and recognises potential capacity constraints at airport terminals due to continued physical distancing requirements.    Brussels and London, 17 June 2021 Leading  aviation associations[1] welcomed the European Union Aviation Safety Ag

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Air traffic management (ATM) is linked to the complex ground and airborne systems used to safely guide aircraft and manage the airspace to accommodate the needs of air traffic. As an essential part of European aviation, ATM assists aircraft from departure from the airport, through transit in the airspace and until reaching the gate at destination. Modern ATM allows interoperable and harmonised systems that ensure that aircraft can operate with the same performance from one airspace to the other (e.g. flying transatlantic routes).

  29 April 2021 – PRESS RELEASE:    Today, the European Parliament adopted the Regulation establishing the European Defence Fund (EDF). The Aerospace and Defence Industries Association of Europe (ASD) welcomes this important and final step towards the implementation of the EDF. By boosting research and development cooperation in the defence sector, the EDF will strengthen the competitiveness and innovation capacity of the European Defence Technological and Industrial Base.

Introduction One year into the COVID-19 pandemic and faced with new variants and a third wave in most of Europe, we continue to be faced with diverging national requirements, often introduced at very short notice.

The Aerospace and Defence Industries Association of Europe (ASD) welcomes the European Commission's proposal for a regulation, dated 23rd February 2021, establishing the Joint Undertakings under Horizon Europe (Single Basic Act). In particular, ASD supports the European Commission’s proposal as Europe needs to modernise its ATM infrastructure, whereby SESAR is key to actualising this, and a clear regulatory framework and sufficient funding are needed.

9 April 2021 - Driven by geopolitical uncertainties and growing awareness of technological dependencies and vulnerabilities, technological sovereignty has become an important point on the EU’s strategic agenda. As one of the key objectives of the European Commission, it has begun to appear frequently in EU policies and programmes.   At the same time, coherent and generally accepted responses to key questions are still missing: What does sovereignty mean in the context of technology and how can it be achieved? For which technologies does Europe want to be sovereign?

Brussels, 11 February 2021: Europe’s aviation sector today unveiled its flagship sustainability initiative, Destination 2050 – A Route to Net Zero European Aviation. Driven by a new, independent report, it provides a vision and path for meaningful CO2 emission reduction efforts in Europe and globally.

  17 March 2021 – PRESS RELEASE:    Europe’s aviation sector welcomed today’s proposal by the European Commission for a Digital Green Certificate system. This proposal requires EU States to issue common, inter-operable and mutually-recognised certificates for COVID-19 vaccination, testing and recovery status that will facilitate free movement during the COVID pandemic and support the restart of travel.

Brussels, 31 March 2021 – In an insightful interview with Eurocontrol, Guillaume Faury, the CEO of Airbus, shared his thoughts on the current situation of the aviation sector and the major challenges ahead. The interview centred around the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, his views on the recovery from the crisis, and the path towards sustainable aviation. The interview is part of a series Eurocontrol, a Brussels based intergovernmental organisation, is conducting with industry leaders in the aviation sector. The full interview can be found here.    

  The Aerospace and Defence Industries Association of Europe is pleased to announce that Adrian Schmitz has joined ASD by March 15th as its new Communications Director. The newly created position is part of a plan to further strengthen ASD’s important work in strategic communications. Adrian is a Senior International Communications professional with 15+ years of experience in leading roles across different sectors in Europe and Latin America, including Senior Communications management at Ford of Europe. “I am delighted to welcome Adrian to ASD.

22 February 2021  1. Introduction This position paper highlights ASD’s concerns that local implementation of Information Security Management Systems (ISMS) in Approved Organisations as required by the new PART-IS regulation prepared by EASA (RMT.0720) and based on current EUROCAE ED-201A v0.7 version could lead to a non-optimal solution that does not guarantee the exhaustive implementation of the elements necessary for holistic and end-to-end protection of civil aviation safety.

22 February 2021 - Aerospace and Defence Industries Association of Europe (ASD) is the voice of Europe’s aeronautics, space, defence and security manufacturing industry. Headquartered in Brussels, with the space division (ASD-Eurospace) based in Paris, our association actively supports the competitive development of our industries in Europe and worldwide by advocating common positions and providing technical expertise to institutions and member companies. Our members form a unique, diverse and buoyant ecosystem that is of strategic importance for Europe.