Sun, Aug 29, 2021
Two Global Standards Organizations Reach Agreement
The ASTM International located in Conshohocken, Pa and the European Organization for Civil Aviation Equipment in Paris have signed a memorandum of understanding.
The MoU will facilitate the exchange of information and cooperation in the aviation and aerospace sectors. The goal of this agreement is to reduce the duplication of efforts in global aviation.
EUROCAE Director General Christian Schleifer and ASTM International Vice President of Global Policy, Cooperation and Communications Jeff Grove signed the MoU.
“ASTM International is very pleased to establish this cooperation agreement with EUROCAE as it builds on our existing relationship and positions us to work more collaboratively and efficiently in the future,” notes Grove.
Schleifer added that “consensus standards play an extremely important role in aviation. We are excited to expand on our partnership with ASTM International and look forward to the work we will do together or doing complementary in support of the global aviation community.”
The MoU specifically hopes to achieve objectives with a focus on collaboration opportunities between the two organizations. Objectives include the share of information on ASTM and EUROCAE standards development activities and emerging technologies, trends, or regulatory drivers of mutual interest for the benefit of the organizations’ stakeholders.They also seek to avoid the duplication of their work programs, all the while complementing each other's activities while furthering global harmonization.
The two organizations have been strengthening their relationship over the course of the last few years. This MoU aims to promote alignment in their common interests which include UAS Traffic management, runway friction, Electric Vertical Take-off and Landing.
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