mapping the bilateral environment for aviation safety

2005 Europe/US International Aviation Safety Conference, Cologne 7-9 June

The Europe-USInternational

Aviation Safety

Conference 2005

‘Aviation Safety Regulation – Setting the Sights for the Future’

Mapping the Bilateral Environment for Aviation Safety

Toshihiro KODAHiroshi FUJIWARA

Civil Aviation Bureau, Japan (JCAB)


Contents

Amendments of Japanese Civil Aeronautics Law

Existing Bilateral Agreement with Foreign Civil Aviation Authority (FCAA)

Current situation of Japanese Aviation Industries

Scope for the Future


Amendments of Civil Aeronautics Law

The amendments of Japanese Civil Aeronautics Law became effective in October, 1997.

The main features of the amendments were full use of FCAA’s Certificate under the conclusion of Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreement (BASA).

Worldwide BASA talks had just started around that time.


Amendments of Civil Aeronautics Law

Scheme of Aircraft Certification

Type Certification Procedures for import aircraft are simplified on the basis of FCAA’s Type Certification.

Airworthiness Certification Procedures are simplified by the full use of FCAA’s Export Certificate of Airworthiness, provided that the aircraft is Type-Certificated by JCAB

Bilateral Airworthiness Agreement (BAA), Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreement (BASA) or other alternatives between JCAB and Exporting Country is required for this certification scheme.


Existing Bilateral Agreement with FCAA

U.S.A.

BAA (signed in 1963 and revised in 1977)

Working Arrangements Some working arrangements for individual

products have been concluded.

Environmental Certification of U.S. Manufactured Aeronautical Products (1997)

BASA (started talks in 2002 and under consultation)



Canada

BASA (signed in 1997) Technical Arrangements (signed in 1999 and revised

in 2002)

Brazil

Working Arrangements and Working Procedure on Airworthiness for Embraer Aircraft ERJ-170 and 190 in 2001



France

BASA (signed in 1997) Working Arrangements

Acceptance of Airbus A321 (1998) Acceptance of Airbus A320 (2003) Acceptance of Eurocopter helicopters (2003) Manufacturing surveillance for Japanese

components to be installed in French Products (1996)



Germany


Acceptance of Airbus A321 (1997) Certification for Helicopter BK117 (1997) JAR-145 approval of Japanese Maintenance Organizations and JCAB approval of German Maintenance Organizations (2003)

Sweden


Acceptance of SAAB 340B and SAAB 2000 (1996)



21 Japanese manufacturing companies are participating in A380 project.

KomyShowa Aircraft IndustryToho TenaxToray IndustriesMitsubishi RayonJamco CorporationSumitomo Metal Industries

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries(front and aft cargo doors)Fuji Heavy Industries(vertical stabilizer)NIPPI Corporation(horizontal stabilizer)Matsushita Avionics SystemsKoito Industries Yokohama RubberBridgestoneSumitomo Precision ProductsNIKKISOMakino Milling MachineMinebeaYokogawa ElectricCasio ComputerShinmaywa Industries


Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI)

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI)


Fuji Heavy Industries (FHI)



Work Share of Boeing 787 for Japanese manufacturers is approximately 35%.

MHI: Main wing boxKHI: A section of forward fuselage, main landing Gear wheel well and fixed trailing edgeFHI: Center wing box and connection of the center wing Box with the main landing gear wheel well


New Aircraft Development Project is under consideration in Japan


Transport jet airplane with New technology FSW (Friction Stir Welding) VaRTM (Vacuum assisted Resin Transfer Molding ) etc.


Scope for the Future

Japan is of the opinion that bilateral agreements contribute to ensuring aviation safety as well as reducing the burden imposed on the aviation industries.

The main purpose of the existing agreements has been Japan’s acceptance of foreign products. JCAB expects that FCAA will accept Japanese products through the full use of JCAB’s Certification under the concluded BASA.

JCAB also thinks that in the future expanding the scope of the reciprocal acceptance to other areas such as flight simulators and aircraft maintenance is important.


Thank You!

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