Continuing Airworthiness Organisations

The EASA Continuing Airworthiness Organisations (CAO) Section is responsible for :

  1. The management of all applications for organisations whose principle place of business is outside the territory of the EU for EASA Part-145 maintenance organisation approvals (MOA), EASA Part-147 maintenance training organisation approvals (MTOA), EASA Part-M Subpart G continuing airworthiness management organisation (CAMO) and EASA Part-M Subpart F approvals (Subpart F).
  2. The oversight of related certificates and their continued surveillance.

These activities are as follows:

  • MOA: Part-145 organisations ('Foreign', USA and Canada ),
  • MTOA: Part-147 organisations,
  • CAMO: Part-M Subpart G organisations,
  • Subpart F : Part-M Subpart F organisations.

Such organisations are managed by EASA in accordance with the relevant Annexes of Regulation (EC) 2042/2003 and the associated EASA procedures.

Relevant Legislation

The relevant legislation is Commission Regulation (EC) No 2042/2003 of 20 November 2003 (as amended) on the continuing airworthiness of aircraft and aeronautical products, parts and appliances, and on the approval of organisations and personnel involved in these tasks.
Regulation (EC) 2042/2003 - 'Continuing Airworthiness'

Fees & Charges

The European Aviation Safety Agency has applied fees for its certification activities since 1 June 2005. The current fees are detailed in the Fees & Charges Regulation (EC) N0 593/2007 which was adopted by the European Commission on 31 May 2007 and published in the EU Official Journal on June 1 2007. This Regulation supersedes Regulations (EC) No 488/2005 and 779/2006. See appropriate organization activity for links.

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