
Dear friends,
can you share any experience and news in this topic?
It is still very important as the number of pilots using non-EASA but national light aircraft is still growing...
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Jozef Jankovic commented on Trevor Sexton's topic in General Aviation
Dear friends,
can you share any experience and news in this topic?
It is still very important as the number of pilots using non-EASA but national light aircraft is still growing...
Vasileios PAPAGEORGIOU created a topic in Cybersecurity
Ahmet Tuna YUCAYILMAZ commented on John FRANKLIN's topic in Air Operations
Hey John, Thank you for sharing this important reminder at such a crucial time, much appreciated. The examples and lessons highlighted are very relevant for our daily ramp operations, especially during the busy summer season. Clear communication and mindful decision-making truly make the difference in keeping everyone safe.
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Axel Wegener commented on John FRANKLIN's topic in Air Operations
Again I would like to appeal to our French collegues (ATC and Cockpit) to use, when ever possible, the english standard terms, when communicating between natives. It is nothing more upset than flying in a crowded airspace, not understanding what instructions,requests or informations where given to the other collegues...(e.g. Paris airspace in rush-hours). We absolutely need to interpret and understand the whole 'traffic situation' surrounding us, to plan and organize our tracks and 'being ahead' for decision-making...
Daniel Bub posted in Cybersecurity
Is there a timeline for a schema update for ECCAIRS2 / aviationreporting.eu, so that the external reporting can be compliant to IS.I.OR.230?
Ian Yell posted in Cybersecurity
How do we define the Scope of applicability for Part-IS under a Part-145 maintenance approval? How top level, or deep dive level should we be going - where does it end?. I feel this has the potential to become a huge administrative burden?
Ian Yell commented on a post in Cybersecurity
Has anyone created, or found, a compliance assessment tool for the internal auditing of Part-IS / ISMS PSOE scores??
What do the various abbreviations mean, i.e. NA, C, RI ,U and IC?
Alberto Del Bianco commented on Vasileios PAPAGEORGIOU's topic in Cybersecurity
Hi Vasileios, I think that a more details should be provided about the relationship between the Sensitive Data, managed by an ATO, and the Flight Safety. Furthermore, an ISMS Manual Template will be useful to start the document preparation.
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Michel MASSON posted in Rotorcraft
VAI names François Lassale as president and CEO
Vertical Aviation International Press Release | August 18, 2025
https://verticalmag.com/press-releases/vai-names-francois-lassale-as-pr…
https://www.linkedin.com/in/francoislassale/
Congratulations to François Lassale, Group Managing Director and CEO at SGi, HeliNiugini, and Allway Merit, and former Chief Executive Officer at HeliOffshore Ltd, on his appointment as President and CEO of VAI.
François Lassale is also one of the early members of EHEST—later renamed ESPN-R.
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mcejuela@indra.es commented on Vasileios PAPAGEORGIOU's topic in Cybersecurity
This tool is prepared to Part IS - Regulation (EU) 2023/203, all the requirements refer to IS.I.OR.XXX, may it use for the compliance assessment of Regulation (EU) 2022/1645 - IS.D.OR.XXX?
Keno Martens commented on Marcia Nunes's topic in General Aviation
Dear Marcia,
A few years later but hopefully these insights are still helpful.
As a best practice, we initially applied the ORO.FTL framework within our ATO. However, as you and Luca rightly pointed out, it quickly became clear that its relevance is quite limited in this environment. While a line pilot might perform 3 - 4 landings per day, a FI can easily conduct 10 or more in a single training session.
Although ORO.FTL provides a structured framework, it's designed specifically for CAT under an AOC, and the nature of instructional operations within an ATO is quite different. In practice, applying FTL to ATO operations does not bring significant benefits.
To clarify the regulatory picture, we looked into the applicable rules and determined the following:
- For airline crews operating under an AOC, the EASA FTL rules (Regulation (EU) 965/2012) take precedence over national labor laws when it comes to duty and rest time.
- This does not apply to flight instructors working in an ATO, since they are not operating under an AOC. Therefore, FTL rules do not govern their duty time.
- Instead, national labor law applies — covering working hours, rest periods, and employment conditions for instructors.
While EASA regulations like Part-FCL and Part-ORA define the qualifications and oversight requirements for instructors and ATOs, they do not include any provisions on working or rest time.
As a result, any limitations on instructor duty time should come from:
1) Internal company policy,
2) Sector-specific regulations, or
3) Collective labor agreements.
All of which must comply with the respective national labor legislation and may be enforced by local labor authorities.
You mentioned Portugal in your earlier message - and speaking from experience here in Spain, I would expect a similar legal setup applies. It may be worthwhile to check your national labor code or any relevant agreements specific to aviation training.
Hope this is useful for others in the community as well!
However, please note: my post reflects our internal understanding and experience. It does not constitute legal advice, and I advice to refer to consult and conclude with legal or regulatory experts for authoritative guidance.
Best
Keno
Ian Yell commented on Vasileios PAPAGEORGIOU's topic in Cybersecurity
Is there a transcript available for the Workshop videos please? I'd like to know more about the Derogation element.
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