JOINT

AVIATION
AUTHORITIE
S

The Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) is an associated

body of the European Civil Aviation Conference and are
the highest regulatory body for civil aviation in the
territory of the European Union.

HISTORY
The JAA was created in 1970 as an authority of airworthiness certification for
the European Union. Its objectives were to produce common certification
laws for large aircraft and their engines due to the needs of the European
airline industry and particularly the products produced by international
consortia European Airbus. Since 1987, its scope was extended to the
regulation of all operating, maintenance, licensing and certification
standards description and design for all kinds of aircraft. By the standard
1592/2002 of the European Parliament and the Council of Europe adopted
on September 28, 2003, the JAA regulatory authority took all aviation within
the territory of the European Union, except for safety related flight, who is in
charge of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).

FUNCTIONS OF
THE JAA

Develop Joint Aviation Requirements (JAR) relating

to the design and manufacture of aircraft, the

same operation and licensing of personnel
involved in the flight somehow.
Develop administrative and technical procedures

to implement the JAR, in a coordinated and

consistent manner.
Ensure that the required safety measures in flight

not distort competition between the aviation

industries of the Member States nor situated
within a poor competitive position with respect to
the aeronautical industries of non-members.

Provide a pool of European experts to aviation

regulations.

Cooperate in harmonizing requirements and

procedures with other regulatory authorities,

in particular with the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) U.S.