News from EUROCONTROL’s aviation safety knowledge base SKYbrary. The European Community Safety Assessment of Foreign Aircraft (SAFA) program began in 1996 as a voluntary ECAC program. Its legal basis was subsequently established by Directive 2004/36/CE of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 – the so-called “SAFA Directive”. Under this legislation,… Continue reading Ramp inspections at European Union airports – SAFA