The Aircraft Maintenance Organizations (JAR 145) and Continued Airworthiness Organizations (PART M) Licences issued by the Civil Aviation Directorate have been recognized across Europe and in most parts of the world.

 

The JAA Board Meeting held in Paris on December 3, approved the EASA experts’ recommendations that Serbia be included into the concept of mutual recognition of national licences by European Community Standards for all categories of airworthiness. The EASA experts have, following a visit to Serbia at the end of October and an airworthiness inspection, concluded that the Civil Aviation Directorate has met all requirements and begun the implementation of JAR requirements in that domain.

 

At the Paris meeting, the Civil Aviation Directorate as the Serbian civil aviation authority was commended for speeding up the process of meeting European standards. Serbia was recognized as a regional aviation leader, and its aviation authority setting an example to all other countries in transition on what should be done in that respect.

It should be noted that the 2007 European Commission Report has underlined significant advances in Serbian aviation and particularly the CAD results in the process of harmonisation of national laws with European requirements.

 

As a reminder, Serbian aviation has thus far standardised technical aviation personnel and their educational training centre licences (JAR-66 and JAR-147) in the field of airworthiness.

 

The standardisation of the entire Serbian aviation began in June 2007 with the EASA expert visit. Already by November, the JAA Board approved the JAA and EASA recommendation to include Serbia in the concept of mutual recognition of national licences according to European Community Standards – JAR FCL 1, JAR FCL 2 and JAR FCL 3 (Flight and Aviation Medicine Licences).