"Aviation Safety: Sustainability and Innovation within the scope of EASA" - October 4, 2024, Friday, 3:00 pm, Pavilhão de Mecânica II, amphitheatre AM

Date: October 4, 2024, Friday
Time: 3:00 pm
Place: Pavilhão de Mecânica II, amphitheatre AM

• Speaker: Luís Pires (Senior Policy Officer and Airworthiness Expert at EASA - European Union Aviation Safety Agency)

• Title: "Aviation Safety: Sustainability and Innovation within the scope of EASA"

• Abstract:

This Seminar is a follow-up to the topics previously covered in a first Seminar that took place last May, with the aim of providing an overview of EASA - European Union Aviation Safety Agency, highlighting its competencies in different areas (with particular emphasis on Airworthiness). This second Seminar will address sustainability and innovation issues linked to aviation safety, focusing on ongoing initiatives related to sustainable aviation and innovation, namely regulations applicable to Unmanned Aircraft Systems (including Drones).

• Short Biographic Note:

Luís Pires is an aviation Senior Policy Officer and Airworthiness Expert at EASA with more than 30 years of experience. Born in Luanda and raised in Lisbon, he earned his degree in Mechanical Engineering with specialization in Applied Thermodynamics from IST and two post-graduations in the area of Energy (IST) and Airworthiness (Cranfield University). He started to work as an aviation safety inspector for the Portuguese Civil Aviation Authority (ANAC nowadays, at the time DGAC - General Directorate of Civil Aviation). Currently, and since November 2005, works for EASA where he started in the Standardisation Directorate as Standardisation Team Leader. During his career in aviation participated in several international working groups related to aviation safety regulations. He was also deeply involved in the implementation of Aviation Safety bilateral agreements between EU and USA, EU and Canada, and EU and Brazil. He also has a Private Pilot Licence (PPL).

This is another Seminar of the “Seminars@DEM” cycle.
Next Seminar, October 18, 2024, Friday, 3:00 pm.