EASA 5th Ground Handling Implementation Webinar

Get ready on time!

The EU Ground Handling Safety Regulations are effective since March 2025 and will become applicable as of 27 March 2028.
Between 2025 and 2028, EASA organises a series of webinars aimed at helping the European industry to prepare for the implementation of the new safety rules on ground handling.

Download the compliance checklist to help you complete a gap analysis of your management system and operational procedures against the Ground Handling Regulation (EU) 2025/20.

 

Topic of the webinar: The Journey of Ground Handling Safety Reports

The panellists will provide valuable insight on safety reporting of ground handling events by discussing the following aspects:

• Regulatory background for Ground Handling Organisations (Reg. (EU) 376/2014 now also reflected in the Ground Handling Regulation (EU) 2025/20)
• How do organisations report
• What happens to the safety reports once submitted by the Organisations: the work by Competent Authorities
• What does EASA do with the safety reports collected in the European Central Repository (ECR)
• Reporting culture – how much or how little is reported in ground handling
• Difficulties and challenges in reporting ground handling safety events
• Benefits of reporting safety events
• ‘What’s-in-it-for-me’: how can we encourage organisations and individuals to report ground handling safety events
   

Target audience:

• Personnel of ground handling organisations operating at EASA Aerodromes, as well as personnel of aerodrome operators and aircraft operators involved in the following activities: processing and analysis of safety data and occurrences (data analysts), investigation of safety occurrences, occurrence reporting, safety management, ground handling operations.
• Ground Handling Inspectors of Competent Authorities of EASA Member States.
   

Who will discuss:

Moderators:

• Julia Egerer, Aerodrome and Ground Handling Section Manager, EASA
• Adina Szönyi, Ground Handling Expert, EASA

Panellists:

Inspectors from the following Competent Authorities of EASA Member States:

• Swiss Civil Aviation Authority (FOCA)
• Belgian Competent Authority (BCAA)
• French Competent Authority (DGAC-DSAC)

and  Ground Handling Organisation: Swissport

Time left before the regulations’ applicability date (at 16 June 2026):

40 weeks and 4 days before 27 March 2027 (start submitting the declarations) = 284 days
92 weeks and 6 days before 27 March 2028 (full applicability) = 650 days

Upcoming Webinars:

Next EASA Ground Handling Implementation Webinars in 2026 are planned for September and December

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