The bilateral agreement provides for the transfer of state-of-design competences between the FAA and the other civil aviation authority. Before your business negotiations end, you should contact your local FAA Air Certification Office (ACO) for more information. A bilateral aviation safety agreement (BASA), a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) or a working agreement (VA) and related implementation procedures provide for technical cooperation between national civil aviation authorities. They help to reduce duplication and aim at the mutual recognition of certificates. The bilateral aviation safety agreement between the EU and China entered into force on 1 September. The agreement was first signed in Brussels on 20 May 2019. This bilateral agreement, which mainly concerns the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), „will simplify the process of obtaining product authorizations. at the same time, we will ensure that high safety and environmental standards continue to be met. » What will be the real impact of this agreement on the aviation industry? The agreement between the US and the EU covers more areas than the bilateral agreements concluded by the US with other countries. It is a three-step agreement. Unlike THEA and Transport Canada, the PRC has not announced a timetable for testing the Boeing 737 Max8. They can now take the time to restore the rights of this aircraft, because with their EASA certification agreement, the C919 certification can come from the credible European „Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval“. They no longer depend on the FAA.
During the meeting, EASA and CAAC adopted the Technical Implementation Procedures (TIP) that will support the agreement, including with regard to airworthiness. Those administrative and technical procedures shall describe how the two civil aviation regulators will carry out the validation and mutual recognition of product approvals for civil aviation. In theory, this agreement will make it easier to accept Chinese-built aircraft within the European Union. The same is, of course, true for EU-built aircraft in China. While there is nothing new to see of European-built aircraft in China (Airbus is the most obvious), the most recent result could be that Chinese aircraft are flying in european skies.