EPAS European Plan for Aviation Safety

ESSI European Strategic Safety Initiative

ETOPS extended-range twin-engine operational performance standards

ETSOA European technical standard order (authorisation) 

EU European Union

EU-OPS Commission Regulation (EC) No 859/2008 of 20 August 2008 amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 3922/91 as regards common technical requirements and administrative procedures applicable to commercial transportation by aeroplane

EUROCAE European Organisation for Civil Aviation Equipment

EVS enhanced vision systems

FAA Federal Aviation Administration

FABs functional airspace blocks

FAR 33.90 Federal Aviation Regulation Section 33.90 — Initial maintenance inspection test

FbW/FBW fly-by-wire

FCHWG ARAC Flight Controls Harmonisation Working Group

FCOM flight crew operating manual

FDM flight data monitoring

FEM flight examiner manual

FIS flight information services

F-NI fire - non-impact

FOT focused oversight

F-POST fire - post accident

FR France

FRM fatigue risk management

FSTD flight synthetic training devices

FTE flight test engineer

FTL flight time limitation

FTS flight time specifications

FW fixed wing

GA general aviation

GASP Global Aviation Safety Plan (ICAO) GBAS ground based augmentation system 

GCOL ground collision

GLS GBAS (ground-based augmentation system) landing system

GM guidance material

GNSS global navigation satellite system

GPS global positioning system

H2020 Horizon 2020

HE helicopter