Global ETOPSLROPS Implementation: Timetables and Approaches

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Update on European Rulemaking for ETOPS-LROPS

• Global ETOPS/LROPS Implementation Timetables
  and Approaches
• Yves Morier,
• St Petersburg,
• 4 June 2008

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Contents of the presentation

• Background
• Important decisions
• What is EU-OPS-1 (Commercial Air transportation
  with Aeroplanes)
• EU-OPS-1 rulemaking activities
• EASA rulemaking activities
• EASA and ICAO
• Summary-conclusions

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Background

• Result of 10 years of work by JAA and then EASA
• Original tasking was
• Develop criteria for operations of two engines
  aeroplanes with diversion times exceeding 180mn
• Assess the impact of the increase of range of
  modern 2, 3 and 4 engines aeroplanes on new long
  haul routes, in particular in severe climate
  areas
• Re-arrange the provisions of GAI 20x6
  (transferred into EASA AMC 20-6) according with
  the principles of JAR-11 (regulatory vs. advisory
  material)
• Re-distribute material in accordance with the new
  regulatory context of regulation n1592/2002
• Harmonise with FAA and ICAO and
• Propose a regulatory impact assessment (RIA)

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Important decisions (I)

• Two categories of operations and relevant
  acronyms
• ETOPS extended twin engine operations
• LROPS long range operations for 3 and 4 engines
• Disconnect LROPS from ETOPS
• Regulating LROPS was not fully demonstrated by
  the RIA done for EASA and JAA.
• This view was also confirmed by diversion
  statistics for 3 of more engines aeroplanes of
  European register, involved in commercial air
  transport.

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Important decisions (II)

• Not include recovery plans for alternate airports
  located in severe climate areas
• Remit for the regulation of passenger recovery
  plans for severe climate areas within the
  European Community need further clarification to
  determine the boundaries between issues of
  passenger health and flight safety
• Take into account the existence of EU-OPS into
  the rulemaking plans
• EASA rulemaking activities
• EU-OPS rulemaking activities

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What is EU-OPS-1 (I)

• Commercial air transportation by aeroplanes
• Annex III of Amended Commission Regulation
  3922/91
• Entry into force 16 July 2008
• Use of the transition period to upgrade to State
  of the art of JAR-OPS
• Amendments were done using the comitology
  procedure (Air safety Committee)
• EU-OPS-1 will be replaced in due course by an
  EASA implementing rule (Part-OPS)

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What is EU-OPS-1 (II)

• First issue adopted on 12 December 2006
• Based on section 1 of JAR-OPS 1 at Amendment 8
• Second issue adopted on 11 December 2007
• Alignment with amendments 9 to 12 of JAR-OPS 1
• Third issue to be adopted on 16 July 2008
• Achieve the upgrade to state of the art (i.e.
  JAA NPA-OPS in Amt.13 JAA NPA-OPS close to
  finish within JAA RM process)

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EU-OPS-1 rulemaking activities

• JAA NPA-OPS-40 extending ETOPS operations will be
  included in the third issue of EU-OPS-1
• Applies both to large twins and small twins
• Large/ small small means maximum take-off mass
  of less than 45360 kg and maximum approved
  passenger configuration of less than 19
  passengers
• Large twins Threshold 60 minutes
• Small twins Threshold 180 minutes
• Covers only operational approval requirements for
  ETOPS and some relevant definitions
• Requirements for small twins operations below 180
  minutes unchanged

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EASA rulemaking activities (I)

• NPA 2008-01 (ETOPS) Contents
• Affected CS and AMC
• CS-Definitions incorporate 3 new definitions
• CS-25, CS-E enabling specifications
• AMC to Part-21 ETOPS significant occurrences
• AMC to Part-M, AMC to part 145 maintenance
  programmes, organisation exposition, training of
  personnel
• AMC 20-6 Cover the design (3 sets of criteria)
  and operations (4 sets of criteria)
• 2 Regulatory impact assessments
• One for large twins one for small twins
• One appendix to RIA list the differences with FAA
  relative to design

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EASA rulemaking activities (II)

• Task MDM.001 ETOPS Schedule
• NPA 2008-01 published on 6 March 2008
• http//www.easa.europa.eu/ws_prod/r/r_npa.php
• Comment period closes on 06 June 2008
• Review of comments by Agency with review group if
  needed in light of comments
• Decision scheduled for 4th quarter 2008.

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EASA rulemaking activities (III)

• Publication of an Advance-NPA to gather views and
  data on LROPS during 4th quarter 2008
• Depending on the reactions, rulemaking tasks may
  be included into the EASA work programme
• Implementing rules for Air Operations
• Part OPS NPA to be issued end of August 2008
• Will include the same provisions as EU-OPS-1
  third issue.

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EASA and ICAO

• EASA proposed to EU-Member States to disagree
  with comments to ICAO state letter on extended
  diversion time operations (formerly ETOPS) by
  aeroplanes with two or more turbine engines
• Reasons were outlined in slides 4 and 5
• EASA has offered to participate in the Special
  Operations Task Force of the ICAO Air Navigation
  Bureau (ANB) which will analyse the provisions
  for ETOPS/LROPS of aircraft with more than two
  engines .

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Summary-conclusions

• The EASA-EU ETOPS package should be adopted in
  2008
• Comments on NPA 2008-01 are encouraged.
• Open position on LROPS
• There are differences with both FAA and ICAO
  approaches
• EASA has offered to participate in the Special
  Operations Task Force of the ICAO.

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• Thank you for your attention
• Questions are welcome