EASA Eastern Partnership / Central Asia project

Supporting the sustainable development of civil aviation in line with international and EU standards

Building on the previous TRACECA project, the objective is two-fold:

  1. For countries which are part of the EU’s Eastern Partnership (EaP) to ensure their effective participation in the pan-European civil aviation system;
  2. For Central Asian countries, to support their civil aviation authorities in fulfilling their international obligations in terms of air safety and security.  

This is achieved through a wide scope of activities, including:

  • Training, peer-to-peer and on-the-spot support, as well as awareness raising;
  • Dedicated initiatives on safety management and civil aviation administration management;
  • Effectively addressing safety findings raised by ICAO or EASA audits;
  • Support for the implementation of existing comprehensive aviation agreements, paving the way towards a Common Aviation Area;
  • Support for the harmonisation of regulations and working practices with international safety and security standards.

Latest developments by Work Package (WP)

  • WP0: Project Management / Steering
    • 16 June 2021: Fifth and Final Steering Committee Meeting - more info

    • 26 November 2019: Fourth Project Steering Committee Meeting – more info

    • 27 June 2018: Third Project Steering Committee Meeting - more info

    • June 2018: Project Newsletter Issue #2

    • 18 July 2017: Second Project Steering Committee Meeting -more info

    • July 2017: Project Newsletter Issue #1

    • 13 July 2016: Kick off and First Steering Committee Meeting (Chisinau, Moldova) - more info

  • WP1: Legislation
    • October 2020: Support in developing an accident and incident investigation act for Ukraine - more info
    • October 2020: Support in revising an aviation act for Armenia - more info
    • March 2018: Work Package 1 is now completed! 
    • January 2018: Implementation Status of Work Package 1 (EU-legislation)
    • November 2017: Implementation Status of Work Package 1 (EU-legislation)
  • WP2: Organisation
    • 16-20 December 2019: Safety Oversight System follow-up for the Republic of Tajikistan – more info
    • September - December 2019: Safety Oversight System follow-up for Republic of Kyrgyzstan – more info
    • October 2019:  Safety Oversight System – Belarus - more info
    • First half of 2019:  Safety Oversight System – Follow-up Republic of Armenia - more info
    • May 2019: Safety Oversight System follow-up for Azerbaijan – more info
    • 25-29 March 2019: Safety Oversight System follow-up for Ukraine – more info
    • February – March 2019: Safety Oversight System follow-up for Moldova – more info
    • September 2018: Implementation Status of Work Package 2 (Safety Oversight System)
    • January 2018: Implementation Status of Work Package 2 (Safety Oversight System)
    • November 2017: Implementation Status of Work Package 2 (Safety Oversight System)
    • January 2017: Implementation status of Work Package 2 (Safety Oversight System)
  • WP3: Safety Management
    • Online, 2021: Provision of expertise to support the revision of 2019 SSP gap analysis in Kyrgyzstan (closed) more info

    • September 2019: Support to Belarus for the development of the Safety Management Framework – more info

    • August 2018: Work Package is now completed!
    • January 2018: Implementation Status of Work Package 3 (Safety Management)
    • November 2017: Implementation Status of Work Package 3 (Safety Management)
    • January 2017: Implementation status of Work Package 3 (Safety Management)
  • WP4: Competency Development
    • May-July 2021: SAFA Training organised for Moldovan inspectors - online and Madrid (closed) - more info
    • October 2020 - June 2021: Provision of support to Armenia in reviewing the EU safety visit assessment report and establishing a corrective action plan - online (closed) - more info
    • October 2020 - March 2021: Provision of support to Moldova in the implementation of the EU Regulation 1178/2011- online (closed) - more info
    • September 2020: Provision of support to Georgia on interpretation of the use of Mi8 helicopters under the EU Basic Regulation (closed) - more info
    • 9-10 December 2019: Workshop on EU Directive 96/67 (Ground Handling) – more info
    • 14-15 November 2019: Workshop on State Safety programme – Azerbaijan – more info
    • 29-30 October 2019: Workshop on State Safety programme – Armenia – more info
    • 16-18 October 2019: Training on EU Regulation 785/2004 – more info
    • 8-10 October 2019: Impact assessment (IA) training – Georgiamore info
    • 10-11 July 2019: Training on Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP) Certification – more info
    • 3-7 June 2019: On-the-Job training for OPS Inspectors  – more info
    • 14-16 May 2019: Impact assessment (IA) training course – Armenia – more info
    • 22-24 April 2019: Technical assistance on heliport certification – Azerbaijan – more info
    • 15-19 April 2019: Technical Assistance for the Development of an Air crew licencing inspector procedures manual – Azerbaijan – more info
    • 15-19 April 2019: Technical Assistance for the Development of an Air crew licencing inspector procedures manual – Moldova – more info
    • 15-16 April 2019: Workshop on EU Regulation 1008/2008 – more info
    • 3-5 April 2019: Workshop on EU Regulation 1178/2011 with focus on Part FCL – more info
    • 1-5 April 2019: ICAO CMA on-line framework Workshop – more info
    • 25 February-1 March 2019: On-site support as regards ICAO CMA on-line framework - more info
    • 11-15 February 2019:  Safety Inspector Personnel Licencing Course - more info
    • 14-18 January 2019: On-site support to the Civil Aviation Authority of Moldova  on EU - Reg. 965/2012 with main regard to Annex VI  and  Annex VII - more info
    • 17-21 December 2018: On-site support for the development of the “Aerodrome certification inspector procedures manual” - Azerbaijan – more info
    • 12-14 December 2018: Workshop on Operational approvals ETOPS, RVSM, PBN, CAT II/III  – more info 
    • 10th December 2018: Workshop on Airworthiness Review Certificate  – more info
    • 3-7 December 2018: On-site support for the development of the ADR certification inspector procedures manual - more info
    • 3-7 December 2018: On-site support to the Civil Aviation Authority of Moldova for the development of an airworthiness inspector procedures manual – more info 
    • 26-30 November 2018: On-site support for the development of the “Aerodrome certification inspector procedures manual” - Moldova – more info
    • 27-29 November 2018: Workshop on Compliance Monitoring – more info
    • 26-30 November 2018: Onsite support to the CAA of Azerbaijan for the development of Airworthiness inspector procedures manual - more info
    • 26-30 November 2018: Onsite support to the CAA of Kyrgyzstan on the ICAO CMA OLF  – more info 
    • 19-23 November 2018: Onsite support to the CAA of Kyrgyzstan for the development of Air Operations inspector procedures manual - more info
    • 14-16 November 2018: Reliability Program including Aircraft Maintenance Program - more info 
    • 12-16 November 2018: Onsite support to the CAA of Armenia for the development of ATM/ANS inspector procedures manual - more info
    • 12-16 November 2018: Onsite support to the CAA of Tajikistan for the development of Air Operations inspector procedures manual - more info
    • 5-9 November 2018: Aerodrome Certification Training  – more info
    • 29-30 October 2018: Introduction to Composite Materials Airworthiness and Repair – more info
    • 23-25 October 2018: Quality System Auditors course - more info 
    • 22-26 October 2018: Onsite support to the CAA of the Republic of Moldova for the development of Air Operations inspector procedures manual - more info
    • 17-19 October 2018: Workshop on Fatigue and Risk Management - more info
    • 9-11 October 2018: Impact assessment (IA) training - more info
    • 01-05 October 2018: On-site support to the  State Civil Aviation Authority of Azerbaijan for the development of an ATM/ANS inspector procedures manual - more info
    • 17-21 September 2018: On-site support to the  General Department of Civil Aviation of Armenia for the development of an airworthiness inspector procedures manual - more info
    • 5-7 September 2018: Workshop on EU Regulation 1178/2011 with focus on Part MED - more info
    • 4-5 September 2018: Workshop on State Safety Programme - more info 
    • 3-7 September 2018: On-site support to the  General Department of Civil Aviation of Armenia for the development of an Air Operations inspector procedures manual - more info
    • 28 August-6 September 2018: Training on Air Operator and Approved Maintenance Organisation Certification - more info
    • 30 July-1 August 2018: Workshop on EU Reg. 95/93 Airport slot allocation - more info
    • 11-12 July 2018: On the Job Training on EASA Part 145  - more info
    • 19-27 June 2018: Training on Part-145, Part-M, Part-66 and Part-147 - more info
    • 29 May - 07 June 2018: Training for Airworthiness Inspectors - more info
    • 19-20 July 2018: Workshop on Airport Charges Calculation- more info
    • 11-12 July 2018: Workshop on State Safety Program - more info 
    • 19-22 June 2018: Workshop on Performance-Based Environment, Safety Culture and SMS – more info 
    • 4-7 June 2018: Introduction to EU legislation for the Single European Sky - more info 
    • 21 May-1 June:  Operations Inspector (FOI) Training Course – more info
    • 21-24 May 2018: ATM Inspector Training course – more info 
    • 14-18 May 2018: State Safety Programme implementation Workshop - more info 
    • 7-11 May 2018: Aircrew Licensing Training course – more info
    • 30 April-4  May 2018: Air Operation Certification course – more info
    • 24-26 April 2018: Impact Assessment training – more info 
    • 19-20 April 2018: Training on CAMO / Licenced Air Carriers – more info 
    • 19-20 April 2018: Technical assistance session on ANSP Charges – more info
    • 13-14 March 2018: Workshop “From Safety Data to Safety Risk Management” – more info
    • 27 February 2018: Working session on UAS with CAA Moldova - more info
    • 19-20 October 2017: Sixth EASA International Cooperation Forum - 11 civil aviation professionals from the Eastern Partnership and Central Asian countries attended the forum.
    • 18 October 2017: Eighth EASA Pan‐European Partner Countries Workshop – more info
    • 11-12 July 2017: Competency development: workshop on runway safety – more info
    • 27-28 June 2017: Workshop on Aerodrome Certification and Conversion of Certificates – more info
    • 14-15 November 2016: Seventh EASA Pan-European Partner Countries Workshop - more info
  • WP6: Aviation Cargo and Mail Security
    • AVIATION CARGO AND MAIL SECURITY (implemented by the EASA collaboration partner ECAC)  - more info