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