Interim Report - Introduction - EASA

INTERIM REPORT – OPTIONS FOR CHANGE
EASA.2009.OP.21
Aerodromes
− Transfer to aerodromes the requirement to provide de-icing / anti-icing services, and
allow the opportunity to sub-contract. There was also a small minority of strict
opposition to aerodromes taking any responsibility for de-icing / anti-icing.
− Consider the role of the aerodrome under Annex 14 SARPs to provide and maintain
facilities and facilitate operational flow/throughput etc.
− Require aerodromes to contact all operators and request what types of fluid and
service they require; use the aerodrome to insist that service providers meet the
operators’ needs; and include types of fluid and service available in the AIP.
− Require the aerodrome to audit third-party contractors against its own SMS
requirements.
− NAAs/EASA to require aerodromes to collect safety and service information annually
and submit it for analysis.
− Consider the same regulatory arrangement for de-icing / anti-icing as exists for other
operational areas e.g. “assistance to passengers with reduced mobility” and the
aerodrome’s responsibilities therein.
− Landing/take-off fees can be adjusted to cover the costs of annual de-icing / anti-icing.
− A regulatory solution for de-icing / anti-icing can be extended to other unregulated and
safety critical services, such as aircraft loading.
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