The FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) certifies the design of aircraft and components that are used in civil aviation operations. We are performance-based, proactive, centered on managing risk, and focused on continuous improvement. Aircraft certification has relied on the exchange of information and technical data which has helped reduce risk of commercial aviation fatalities by 94 percent over the past 20 years.
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) was established by the Chicago Convention on December 7th 1944. It became a specialized agency of the United Nations and is responsible for establishing the global regulatory framework for the safety of international civil aviation.
RTCA (Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics) is an american organization that develops technical guidance for use by government regulatory authorities. RTCA’s main objectives are ensuring the safety and reliability for airborn systems, developing minimum operational performance requirements for document-specific systems, developing guidelines for use by a regulatory authority, providing administrative and logistics resources that enable teamwork among the worldwide aviation community.
The European agency in charge of air safety and environmental compatibility of civil aviation. EASA's mission is to promote the highest level of safety, facilitate the free movement of goods, services and people, and make regulatory and certification processes more cost-effective
EuroCAE (European Organisation for Civil Aviation Equipment) brings together civil aviation stakeholders to establish rules for the standardisation of systems used by civil aviation in Europe.
EuroCAE develops standards for avionics industry’s needs that build upon the state of the art expertise of its members and address the global aviation challenges, are fit for purpose to be adopted internationally, support the operational, development and regulatory processes
