Aviation Management

* Activity 2.3 - Discussion: FAA and EASA Regulations

In this discussion activity, address the following:

* Compare and contrast aircraft certification requirements between the FAA and the EASA. Are there any differences in the certification requirements? As an aviation maintenance manager, how are you affected by regulations that are used outside of your home country? Provide a brief justification for your response. 

* After your primary, original posting, review and respond to a minimum of two of your classmates' postings. From a manager’s perspective what would you add to their response?

Be sure to include an appropriate and correct in-text citation from the textbook and any other source you use to support your response. You are also required to provide a reference list reflecting the source(s) used in your response. Your in-text citations and reference list must be in accordance with the current publication manual of the American Psychological Association.

This graded Discussion activity is scored at 100 points. Review the following document for grading guidelines:

There are a few differences between the FAA and EASA certification requirements. EASA certified mechanics have different certification levels for specific types of maintenance they are authorized to perform. The EASA also requires a specific license type to return aircraft to service once the maintenance is completed. The similarities between the two are someone can be certified to work on airframe, power plant or airframe and power plant under the FAA and the EASA issues multiple levels of certification. The EASA has more stringent guidelines for certification requirements. Being familiar with EASA guidelines would be helpful, but if your technicians are all operating under FAA regulations it would not be a big factor.