Publications

We are pleased to announce the publication of ED-275 Vol. I|Minimum Operational Performance Standard (MOPS) for ACAS Xu - Volume I. This document sets forth minimum operational performance standards for the Airborne Collision Avoidance System Xu (ACAS Xu) equipment, designed for platforms with a wide range of surveillance technologies and performance characteristics, such as Un ...

We are pleased to announce the publication of ED-236A Ch. 1|Minimum Operational Performance Standards (MOPS) for Flight-deck Interval Management (FIM) Change 1. ED-236A contains the Minimum Operational Performance Standards (MOPS) for the Flight-deck-based Interval Management (FIM) application building upon the MOPS for the Aircraft Surveillance Applications (ASA) System, EUROC ...

We are pleased to announce the publication of ED-73F|MOPS for Secondary Surveillance Radar Mode S Transponders. Revision F of ED-73, MOPS (Minimum Operational Performance Standard) for Secondary Surveillance Radar Mode S Transponders. The document has been updated to include changes coming from field experience and from new functionalities linked to the new ADS-B version and A ...

We are pleased to announce the publication of ED-280|Guidelines for UAS safety analysis for the Specific category (low and medium levels of robustness). This document contains guidelines for a UAS operator or manufacturer in order to obtain the evidences that the UAS is designed considering system safety and reliability and perform the required safety analyses to fulfil part of ...

We are pleased to announce the publication of ED-279|Generic Functional Hazard Assessment (FHA) for UAS and RPAS. This document aims at generating a UAS/RPAS FHA, to cover the widest possible number of configurations with the aim of providing UAS system developers a framework to support designers when performing the FHA process. In order to support this, the core functions of a ...

We are pleased to announce the publication of ED-281|Minimum Aviation Systems Performance Standard for RPAS Automation and Emergency Recovery functions. This document provides the Minimum Aviation System Performance Standard for the implementation of an Automation and Emergency Recovery (A&ER) capability for a fixed-wing Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) operating in non- ...

We are pleased to announce the publication of ED-278|Concept of Operations for VTOL Aircraft - Volume 1: General Considerations. This document specifies the structure and information expected to be provided by a Concept of Operations (ConOps) for VTOL aircraft. Volume 1 of this document shall serve as guidance to structure an individual ConOps for VTOL aircraft operations. It i ...

We are pleased to announce the publication of ED-257 Change 1|SPR and Interoperability Document for Takeoff Minuma by Use of EFVS. Change 1 to ED-257 “Safety, Performance and Interoperability Requirements Document Defining Takeoff Minima By Use Of Enhanced Flight Vision Systems”, aims at clarifying a confusion in the Table 1-1 “Summary of Visibility Minima Operation”. It is av ...

We are pleased to announce the publication of ED-204A|Information Security Guidance for Continuing Airworthiness. Guidance for Continuing Airworthiness needs to be updated based on outcomes of the ASISSP ARAC and ED-203A update. The ARAC identified guidance needed for supporting continuing airworthiness and the committee working on DO-356A/ED-203A did not consider it appropriat ...

We are pleased to announce the publication of ED-276|Guidance on Air to Ground VDL Mode 2 Interoperability. In the VDL Mode 2 environment where the protocol and infrastructure is a real challenge in terms of interoperability, it is important to provide guidancesrecommendations about how the ground systems are expected to behave and what is the expected avionics answer. This doc ...