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The manner in which EASA conducted its scientific and medical evaluation of EU rules concerning flight and duty time limitations and rest requirements for commercial air transport

Case opened
Case 1171/2013/TN - Opened on Thursday | 18 July 2013 - Recommendation on Friday | 05 September 2014 - Decision on Thursday | 05 November 2015 - Institution concerned European Union Aviation Safety Agency ( No maladministration found , Draft recommendation partly accepted by the Institution , No further inquiries justified ) - Country United Kingdom

Allegation(s)

The complainant alleges that EASA's rulemaking process to update flight and duty time limitations and rest requirements for commercial air transport was flawed, for the following reasons:

(a) Given the terms of reference for the work involved, scientific advice should have had a more prominent role in the rulemaking process.

(b) EASA failed to provide evidence of the qualifications of the rulemaking group.

(c) EASA took no steps to record, or manage, possible conflicts of interest in the rulemaking group.

Claim(s)

The complainant claims that EASA should:

1) Recommence the rulemaking process in question with the proper scientific and medical safeguards in place.

2) Disclose all relevant information, documentation and records relating to (i) the qualifications of the members of the rulemaking group; (ii) any conflicts of interest concerning members of the rulemaking group.