Safety and passenger confidence in the air transport system are key objectives in Finnish aviation safety policy.
European Plan for Aviation Safety EPAS
The European Plan for Aviation Safety (EPAS) has been published since 2011, and updated annually for a five-year period until 2023 and from 2023 on for a three-year period. It describes the key risks identified in aviation at the European level, as well as strategic safety objectives and action items for attaining them. EPAS takes account of global programmes (the Global Aviation Safety Plan GASP and the Global Air Navigation Plan GANP, both published by ICAO) as well as the regional aviation plans and strategy papers (for more detail, see EASA`s EPAS web pages).
The EPAS is produced as part of the Safety Risk Management process (SRM) at EASA. EASA coordinates the identification of key risks as well as the creation and development of the European aviation risk portfolio within its SRM process. Through the forums of this process that progresses following an annual cycle, Member States and aviation stakeholders can participate in and influence European aviation risk management. The measures specified as a result of the process are published annually in the EPAS and implemented in a coordinated manner at the EU level as well as nationally.