The European Aviation Safety Agency is the centrepiece of the European Union’s aviation safety system comprised of the Agency, the European Commission and the National Aviation Authorities (NAAs).

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is an agency of the European Union established in 2002 in order to ensure a high and uniform level of safety in civil aviation, by the implementation of common safety rules and measures. EASA states that their mission is to promote the highest common standards of safety and environmental protection in civil aviation.

What It Does
The main tasks of the Agency currently include:

- Drafting aviation safety legislation and providing technical advice to the European Commissionand to the Member States;

- Inspections and training to ensure uniform implementation of European aviation safety legislation in all Member States;

- Airworthiness and environmental type-certification of aeronautical products, parts and appliances;

- Approval of aircraft design organisations world-wide and of production and maintenance organisations outside the EU;

- Coordination of the European Community SAFA (Safety Assessment of Foreign Aircraft) programme;

- Coordination of safety programmes, data collection, analysis and research to improve aviation safety.