Below, a summary of the most relevant news from Europe since the last edition of our Cockpit Flash:

Wet-leasing: Council gives mandate to European Commission

Despite our strong lobbying against it, the Council finally gave the European Commission full mandate to negotiate with the US an agreement aimed at further liberalising wet-leasing (i.e. leasing an aircraft with its crew). This could have bad repercussions on our jobs and opens the way to similar agreements with other countries. Read more: http://bit.ly/2fyPMIB

EU Aviation Market’s 25th Anniversary: Share your stories!

#EUaviation25

If you are on social media, chances are that you will see a post or infographic about the success of the internal EU Aviation Market. Part of a campaign by the EU Commission, you will hear about low ticket prices, increased connectivity & business opportunities. While this is indeed a story that needs to be told, there are other – less successful but equally important – stories which deserve attention.

ECA decided to give voice to those untold stories. Read them, share them and share your own via #euaviation25: http://bit.ly/2fj7eRe

ECA new website

In May 2017, ECA redesigned completely its website. You can have a look here: http://bit.ly/2wAcLXr

ECA Guidelines on smoke/fume, smell events

On 25 May 2017, ECA published a set of guidelines aimed at helping pilots’ associations create their own checklists for their members. Please do not forget that reporting fume events is now compulsory under European law. Read and download the guidelines here: http://bit.ly/2vM05zv

Safety & Security Concerns over large Personal Electronic Devices as Checked Baggage

Following the ban from two states (UK and US) on large Personal Electronic Devices (PEDs) in the passenger cabin of aircraft on specific routes, ECA issued a position paper on 31 March 2017, highlighting that this ban may carry more safety and security risks than the current practice and calling for a safety and security assessment to be made without delay: http://bit.ly/2hR4ZoL