Commission Delegated Regulation amending Regulation (EU) No 139/2014 as regards requirements for aerodrome operators related to ground handling activities

EUROPEAN COMMISSION Brussels, 19.12.2024 C(2024) 8927 final COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/... of 19.12.2024 amending Regulation (EU) No 139/2014 as regards requirements for aerodrome operators related to ground handling activities (Text with EEA relevance) EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 1. CONTEXT OF THE DELEGATED ACT Relevant institutional background Considering the significant impact of ground handling activities on flight safety, the Union legislator, acknowledging the need to ensure a safe end-to-end air transportation, extended the scope of Regulation (EU) 2018/11391 (‘the Basic Regulation’) to cover ground handling services. With this extension, the organisations providing ground handling services are formally acknowledged as a stand-alone aviation safety stakeholder included among the safety-relevant aviation domains regulated at Union level. The scope of this delegated act covers requirements applicable to aerodrome operators established in accordance with article 39.1(a) of the Basic Regulation, in order to align the regulation applicable to aerodrome operators with the new EU regulation on ground handling. Objectives: The specific objectives of this proposal are to: –align the conditions for the operation of aerodromes with the new provisions related to the safe provision of ground handling at EU aerodromes; –enable proper sharing of safety-relevant information resulting from findings and corrective actions by the aerodrome...