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Europe Air Sports (EAS) is a non-profit association representing the interest of sports and recreational aviation at the European political and technical level.

Overview

Established in 1988, and since 1994 affiliated to the global Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI), EAS’ objective is the long-term promotion and protection of sports and recreational aviation in Europe. In particular the association’s mission is to represent the interests of pilots and light aircraft owners / operators in civil aviation regulatory developments.

Objectives

Europe Air Sports (EAS) is the voice of sports and recreational aviation in Europe. EAS supports a European regulatory environment that is proportionate to the complexity of aircraft and the nature of flight operation.

A minimal amount of regulation to ensure flight safety, access to airspace, free movement and efficient and cost-effective organisation for operations, are of paramount importance for air sports to survive and thrive.

EAS takes the view that the developing European regulatory framework for civil aviation should allow for the continuation of all flying activities, which are currently possible under national legislation.

Membership

EAS’ membership embraces the National Aero Clubs of 23 countries, including most of the Member States of the European Union, together with the following pan-European representative air sports organisations:


 * European Gliding Union (EGU)
 * European Hang Gliding and Paragliding Union (EHPU)
 * European Microlight Federation (EMF)
 * European Parachute Union (EPU)
 * European Powered Flying Union (EPFU
 * PPL/IR Group Europe (PPL/IR)
 * European Federation of Light Experimental and Vintage Aircraft (EFLEVA)
 * European Private Helicopter Association (EPHA)

The activities represented also include ballooning and aeromodelling. Altogether EAS therefore represents the interests of an estimated 650.000 sports and recreational aviation active participants.

Organisation

The President and the Board – volunteers who are democratically elected by our members in the General Meeting - provide the direction, strategy and governance for the association.

The Board is responsible for the overall policy direction and addresses current and future regulatory issues with relevance to the sports and recreational aviation community.

The Secretary General supports the Board in the day-to-day management of the association. A professional Programme Manager coordinates the technical input at the level of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and Eurocontrol or the EU Single European Sky initiative. A professional EU-adviser organises a continuous dialogue with the European Commission, the Council (EU Member States) and the European Parliament.

Furthermore, numerous volunteer technical officers represent the organisation in topic-specific subject matters such as pilot licensing, airworthiness, operations, aircraft equipment requirements and access to airspace, to mention only a few.

External links


 * Europe Air Sports http://www.europe-air-sports.org/home/
 * Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) http://www.fai.org/
 * European Gliding Union (EGU) http://www.egu-info.org/
 * European Hang Gliding and Paragliding Union (EHPU) http://www.ehpu.org/
 * European Microlight Federation (EMF) http://www.emf.aero/
 * European Parachute Union (EPU)
 * PPL/IR Group Europe (PPL/IR) http://www.pplir.org/index.php?Itemid=67&id=32&option=com_content&task=view
 * European Federation of Light Experimental and Vintage Aircraft (EFLEVA) http://www.efleva.eu/
 * Eurocontrol http://www.eurocontrol.int/
 * European Aviation Safety Agency http://www.easa.europa.eu/
 * European Commission, DG Mobility and Transport, Air http://ec.europa.eu/transport/air/index_en.htm