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Meeting Component Reliability Demands of the Aerospace Industry ...

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Civil Aviation World• Civil Aviation World is governed by <strong>the</strong> Convention on International CivilAviation (commonly known as <strong>the</strong> Chicago Convention)• The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a specialized agency <strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong> United Nations, sets <strong>the</strong> minimum Standards and Recommended Practicesfor international civil aviation• Airworthiness Authority Agencies (EASA, FAA, …) were created:– to maintain a high level <strong>of</strong> safety and environmental protection in Civil Aviation(primary mission)– to establish legislative and regulatory tasks– to issue Type Certificates for aeronautical products– to approve design, production and maintenance organizations (DOA, POA, MOA)Airworthiness is <strong>the</strong> termused to dictate whe<strong>the</strong>r anaircraft is worthy <strong>of</strong> safeflight© Avio SpA - 2009Oct. 6th, 2009 8

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