EUR RASP

The ICAO European (EUR) Region is committed to enhancing aviation safety, supporting activities, and increasing collaboration at the regional level. The purpose of this European Regional Aviation Safety Plan (EUR RASP) is to continually reduce fatalities and the risk of fatalities through the development and implementation of a regional aviation safety strategy. A safe, resilient, and sustainable aviation system contributes to the economic development of the EUR Region, its States, and their industries.

The EUR RASP promotes the effective implementation of safety oversight systems of States in the EUR Region, a risk-based approach to managing safety at the regional level, and a coordinated approach to collaboration between States and industry. All stakeholders are encouraged to support and implement the EUR RASP as the regional strategy for the continuous improvement of aviation safety.

The EUR RASP aligns with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Global Aviation Safety Plan (GASP, Doc 10004), European Plan for Aviation Safety (EPAS) and the national aviation safety plans of States in the region. 

Generally, EUR RASP is reviewed and updated every 3 years, corresponding to the three-yearly GASP and EPAS Volume I cycles. The current EUR RASP presents the regional direction for the management of aviation safety at the regional level, for a period of 3 years –2026–2028. 

The EUR RASP 2026 – 2028 is composed of two distinct volumes.

In Volume I of the EUR RASP the strategic environment is presented. It consists of six sections and provides the introduction, the interdependencies with other plans (e.g. GASP, EPAS), a description of the overall strategy on improving aviation safety, the regional operational risks and organisational challenges, the EUR Safety Targets and Performance Indicators and how the implementation of the safety actions is monitored. 

Volume II contains the detailed EUR RASP safety actions. It is grouped into 10 (ten) dedicated operational domains. 

From 2022 onwards the EUR RASP planning activity is followed up by a reporting phase, during which progress on action is assessed by means of a dedicated monitoring survey. The data and information gathered will feed not only subsequent planning cycles, but also the EUR RASP implementation reports. In addition, ICAO EUR and NAT Regional Office will use the safety performance indicators (SPIs) listed in EUR RASP to measure safety performance of the regional civil aviation system and to monitor each regional safety target. An EUR Annual Safety Report will be published on ICAO’s website to provide stakeholders with relevant up-to-date information on the progress made in achieving the regional safety goals.

Latest EUR RASP Implementation Report is available here

Latest EUR ASR is available here

Any questions regarding the EUR RASP and its safety actions, and further requests for information, may be addressed to the following:

ICAO European and North Atlantic Office

E-mail: eurrasp [at] icao.int (eurrasp[at]icao[dot]int)