Tender Results of European Union Aviation Safety Agency Easa

Airborne collision risk involving non-commercially exploited small aeroplanes represent a key priority in EASA annual safety review and for the development of safety actions at EU level in the European Plan for Aviation Safety (EPAS). Given the diversity of the so-called electronic conspicuity devices, these are not always interoperable with each other, meaning that aircraft may or may not be electronically visible to each other. Here the lack of harmonised technical standards addressing the performances of such devices, the data transmission protocols and formats as well as the radiocommunication spectrum usage is a major impediment to their widespread use in Europe. In addition, the requirements set for electronic conspicuity of manned aircraft for U-space operations (SERA 6005 (c)) will enter into force in 2023 and will impact on the possible choices for GA pilots regarding the installation of such devices.

The research project aims at evaluating a series of changes applied to aviation products, processes and operations resulting from the deployment of new digital solutions with a focus on measuring the impact on safety standards and regulatory materials as well as to prepare their evolutions. The project will build upon a series of case studies allowing to develop a comprehensive investigation of the key changes at stake, by developing several working examples (use cases and conceptual models), analysing the impact on the working processes, the safety management processes, and the existing regulatory standards. Such case studies will lead to the identification of key actions to be taken by safety regulators, service and solution providers to streamline the deployment of such innovative digital applications.

This call for tender aims at obtaining learning solutions for the acquisition and expansion (upskilling and reskilling) of highly technical aviation competencies of EASA’s staff. The call focuses on learning services in different aviation domains/areas and target multiple aviation-related technical competencies. The four competency areas are: 1. airworthiness; 2. audit management; 3. aviation risk management, safety management; 4. air operations (OPS).

The subject matter of the contract is the provision of a research study on air data enhanced fault detection and diagnosis, and fault-tolerant control (Lot 2). Scope of the contract and detailed outline of the services described in the procurement documents.

The vortex ring state (VRS) is an aerodynamic condition for helicopters normally generated in nearly vertical or vertical descent when the relative upward air velocity equals the downward induced main rotor flow rate. This research should provide a better understanding of the VRS phenomenon on different kinds of helicopters, the analytical and simulation prediction methods, and flight test methods for its determination. It should further provide an indication of the effectiveness of alternative recovery maneuvers such as the one proposed by Capt. Vuichard.

The Agency necessitates an assessment of the current situation because the practices currently used across Europe differ widely. To avoid unnecessary negative impacts on the op. stakeholders at an aerodrome, an accurate picture needs to be established before the European legislator would take any further decisions in the area.The Agency therefore would like to identify and understand the current application of the ‘triple one’ concept, the variations in use, as well as the rationale/reasoning behind each one of them, including the way in which each solution was implemented at local level, and at what cost and impact.The study should further provide the Agency and the aviation stakeholders with the necessary understanding of the safety benefits and safety risks, as well as all reasons for implementing or not the ‘triple one’ concept.Finally, the study should provide policy options in relation to the ‘triple one’ concept that may be pursued to further reduce the risk of runway incursions.

The scope of the contract contains the following services: object management, technical facility management and caretaking services.

The Agency is looking for a suitable provider (e.g. airline, other operator) for flight activity for EASA pilots.

The services requested under this contract are: — conflict zone risks assessment, — cybersecurity threat assessment, — cooperative/collaborative platforms, — ad-hoc risk studies.

The overall objective of the assignment is to provide EASA with the necessary interim staff within a reasonable time-frame and in line with the requested profiles.