Interim Report - Introduction - EASA

INTERIM REPORT – OPTIONS FOR CHANGE
EASA.2009.OP.21
By agreeing to enforce these Recommendations as Requirements, NAAs will ensure that
aerodromes invest effort, and possibly finances, into establishing a fully capable, safe and
effective de-icing / anti-icing system, and thereby enhance the safety of the activities and
operations occurring at each aerodrome.
REGAD1. EASA to incorporate within future rules for European aerodromes,
responsibilities towards de-icing / anti-icing facilities, operations, services etc.
REGAD2. EASA to require that European aerodromes plan and provide for two-step deicing
/ anti-icing.
REGAD3. EASA to require that European aerodromes are responsible for ensuring that
the de-icing / anti-icing facilities (including vehicles) are appropriate to meet
the needs of all relevant operators using their aerodrome.
REGAD4. EASA to require that European aerodromes are responsible for ensuring that
the de-icing / anti-icing services available are appropriate to meet the needs of
all relevant operators using their aerodrome.
REGAD5. EASA to consider the possibility of including de-icing / anti-icing fluid as part of
an aerodrome’s facilities.
REGAD6. NAAs to require aerodromes to include in their winter operations plans (within
the aerodrome manual) a supporting case in favour of each de-icing / antiicing
area, with specific reference to how these chosen areas support the HOT
in different weather conditions.
Some European aerodromes will fall outside of the scope of future EASA rules: this may be
due to size, capacity and / or facilities. In such cases the relevant NAA will remain as the
regulator. Where such aerodromes are used by commercial air transport operators, EASA
considers that it would be favourable to maintain the same standards as met at the larger
aerodromes.
REGAD7. NAAs to impose the same standards (for de-icing / anti-icing) on those
aerodromes that fall outside the scope of future EASA rules, and which are
used by commercial air transport.
Directive 96/97/EC on ground-handling is designed to protect open competition in the
provision of various ground-handling services. De-icing / anti-icing is included in the list of
ground-handling services, with other services such as baggage, ramp, oil and fuel, and mail
handling. The aerodrome is permitted to limit the number of suppliers in each of these other
services, but not de-icing / anti-icing. Establishing a de-icing / anti-icing service requires a
significant amount of investment, and providing the service requires sufficient space within
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