The European Union Aviation Safety Agency received 39 safety recommendations in 2025 as its latest safety work moved toward new ground-handling regulations. The findings underline the scale of operational and technical issues flowing into Europe’s aviation oversight system, with the recommendations expected to feed future rulemaking, operator procedures and compliance planning across the region.
The figure provides a clear measure of EASA’s current safety workload and the breadth of issues under review. Recommendations of this kind typically emerge from investigations, audits and safety analysis, and can lead to changes affecting aircraft design, airport processes and day-to-day airline operations.
Ground handling remains a particular focus because it sits at the intersection of aircraft turnaround performance, ramp safety and airport coordination. The new regulatory work points to continued attention on how European operators and service providers manage equipment, procedures and oversight on the apron, where incidents can affect both safety and commercial punctuality.