14 February, 2020 (Brussels). The European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) is closely monitoring developments related to the Corona ‘2019-nCoV’s outbreak in the city of Wuhan, China.
In addition to the advice for operators published last week, EASA has issued an updated version of its Safety Information Bulletin (SIB) published on the 27 January.
You will find the SIB here: https://ad.easa.europa.eu/ad/2020-02R1 [1]
EASA is monitoring developments related to the outbreak in Wuhan (PRC) and is actively engaged with the WHO, ICAO, the European Commission (EC) and the EC DG SANTE. Due to that, the latest guidance and recommendations issued by WHO, ECDC and ICAO should be considered in the context of this SIB.
You will find the latest WHO Situation Report here: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/situation-reports/ [2]
Important to note in this SIB
Aircraft operators and aerodrome operators are urged to collaborate, as much as possible;
Operational Recommendations
Aircraft and aerodrome operators should;
You will find all the Corona ‘2019-nCoV’s outbreak updates by EBAA on our website here: https://www.ebaa.org/newsroom/?cat=news [3]
EBAA will provide further updates as appropriate.
If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact the EBAA Safety team at safety@ebaa.org [4].
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Media contact: Frederique Luca, Senior Communications Manager, fluca@ebaa.org [5], + 32 2 318 28 05
About EBAA: The European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) is the leading organisation for operators of business aircraft in Europe. Our mission is to enable responsible, sustainable growth for business aviation, enhance connectivity and create opportunities. EBAA works to improve safety standards and share knowledge, to further positive regulation and to ease all aspects of closely tailored, flexible, point to point air transportation for individuals, governments, businesses and local communities in the most time-efficient way possible. Founded in 1977 and based in Brussels, EBAA represents +700 members companies, corporate operators, commercial operators, manufacturers, airports, fixed-based operators, and more, with a total fleet of +1,000 aircraft. Follow us on Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram and Facebook, or visit our website on www.ebaa.org [6].
Links:
[1] https://ad.easa.europa.eu/ad/2020-02R1
[2] https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/situation-reports/
[3] https://www.ebaa.org/newsroom/?cat=news
[4] mailto:safety@ebaa.org
[5] mailto:fluca@ebaa.org
[6] http://www.ebaa.org
[7] https://www.ebaa.org/news/statement-on-the-coronavirus-2019-ncov-outbreak-updated-operational-recommendations/