How to apply
The preferred way to receive this application is by email to tco.applications [at] easa.europa.eu (tco[dot]applications[at]easa[dot]europa[dot]eu) with copy to tco [at] easa.europa.eu (tco[at]easa[dot]europa[dot]eu).
Please support the paperless management of applications by submitting applications to us electronically only.
Additional documents
Together with the application form, there are additional documents that are mandatory for enabling EASA to assess eligibility of your application. Therefore, you will need to submit:
- Certificate of Incorporation (COI) of the entity
- AOC/ACC
- Operations Specifications (OPS SPECS)
Specific technical documents shall be provided after registration via the TCO web interface, for which you will be provided with an account by the TCO Department.
Particularly large files can be uploaded using the EASA filebox.
Good to know
TCO web-interface: In a separate e-mail you will receive instructions on how to access to the TCO web-interface (https://tco.easa.europa.eu/).
Please log on to the system without delay when you have your credentials. The TCO web-interface is used for all correspondence in the TCO application process. Please ensure that you react on any notification triggered by the system. We encourage you to use the user module, to nominate a secondary staff user in order to ensure that the information received from EASA will be read when you are absent.
Once you have your credentials, you have to fill an online questionnaire, the so-called Basic Operator Data form. Please fill this questionnaire within 7 days from having access to the system. Regarding the data submitted via the TCO web-interface, please ensure that they are always current, in particular with respect to fleet and contact information.
Fees and charges
New Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2347 on the EASA fees and charges is applicable from 1 January 2026. It foresees the invoicing of an authorisation fee for new TCO applications, an annual monitoring fee for authorised TCOs, fees for further TCO assessment (including on-site visits and meetings) as deemed necessary by EASA and a fee for TCO one-off notifications.
For further information please consult or Fees and Charges FAQ:
C.5 - Third Country Operators (TCO) | EASA
Further information
You will find extensive information and instructions under the TCO FAQ.
Please also consult the instructions in the application form completion instructions, which are embedded in the application form.
Contact
Should you have any further question or suggestion, please contact the EASA Air Operators Oversight Section: tco.applications [at] easa.europa.eu (tco[dot]applications[at]easa[dot]europa[dot]eu)