Luftfahrt-Bundesamt

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The Luftfahrt -Bundesamt ( LBA ) in Braunschweig is the federal authority for the tasks of civil aviation in Germany. It is under the administrative and technical supervision of the Federal Ministry of Transport and digital infrastructure ( BMVI ).

History

On September 15, 1953, the " Provisional Federal Bureau of aviation equipment and air accident investigation " was established with its headquarters in Bonn (VBL ). Its responsibilities included the management of the Aircraft Accident Service and the search and rescue service and the processing of new technical requirements for the construction and testing of aviation equipment.

With the passing of the Federal Aviation Authority of 30 November 1954, the VBL has been replaced by the Luftfahrt -Bundesamt ( LBA). It got its headquarters in Braunschweig and took on 1 February 1955, 28 employees at its service. For the first director of the LBA appointed Transport Minister Hans- Christoph Seebohm the aeronautical engineer Friedrich Möhlmann, who held the office until 31 December 1969. In the period following the LBA experienced a continuous meaning and growth in competence by, assigned to it a variety of tasks that had originally incumbent on the Federal Ministry of Transport or the countries.

In 1980, the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau ( FUS ) from the LBA was outsourced. The FUS was directly subordinate to the Federal Ministry of Transport, administratively at first but continue to be supported by the LBA. On 1 September 1998 the German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Investigation (BFU ) has been established.

Building

The building in the Hermann- Blenk- road reminds with its silvery metal structure on the surface of historic aluminum aircraft, such as the Junkers Ju 52 The draft LBA structure originates from Braunschweig architectural firm Linnemann & Partner.

Organization

Seat of the LBA Brunswick- Waggum. There, the five departments operating, technology, personnel, aviation security and Central Services and its departments are located. The independent agency air traffic control (LBA- FS) is based in Langen and is headed by Fritz Georg Dölp. The branch offices of the LBA are located in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich and Stuttgart. The LBA is headed by the President of the Civil Aviation Authority; Since 1 May 2012, the Jörg -Werner Mendel.

Tasks

The LBA is primarily technical examination and approval authority, but also has wider powers. § 2 I LBA Act ​​contains a comprehensive list of tasks. Then the LBA addresses among other things:

  • Certification of aircraft (eg, aircraft, helicopters, balloons and airships ) in addition to granting the aircraft identifiers
  • The authorization and supervision of aviation operations, ie maintenance and manufacturing companies and their staff
  • The authorization and supervision of air carriers, ie airlines and their personnel
  • The training, testing and licensing of aviation personnel, such as pilots, dispatchers ( air service consultants ), Flying doctors or air traffic controllers
  • Of labor with the German Air Traffic Control the adoption of ordinances and procedures.

According to § 2 II LBA LBA Act ​​also other objects can be transferred from the Federal Ministry of Transport and digital infrastructure ( BMVI ), of which this user has made and has expanded the task of the Federal District by numerous decrees and ordinances. The LBA increasingly also performs tasks in the administrative area and participates in the drafting of legislative proposals.

Experienced by the LBA to the approval of an aircraft of defects of the same, so it can " airworthiness directives " issued (§ 29 I 2 LuftVG ). As aviation authority may also revoke business permits or grant immediate flight bans. Of these, it must inform the European Commission, so that the data " has been issued list of air carriers subject to an operating ban within the EU operating ban " in the (called " black list" ) can be entered.

The LBA also manages and collects aviation files. These include the Aircraft ( § 64 LuftVG ), the central air driver file ( § 65 LuftVG ), the pilot's suitability file ( § 66 LuftVG ), the file of the air traffic control permission and authorization holders ( § 67 LuftVG ) and the crime register ( § 68 LuftVG ).

By decree of 31 May 1996, the LBA in addition to the licensing authority for the grant of ingress permits and operating licenses to foreign air carriers for the provision of airline licenses to German air carriers and for the grant of authorizations for access to intra- Community air routes to German and foreign air carriers.

In addition, the LBA has the legal and technical supervision of the responsible according to § 31c LuftVG air sports federations and also has the power to prosecute offenses in this area. Not to the competencies of the LBA, however, counts the accident investigation, which was taken from him by outsourcing " Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau at the LBA " in 1980.

The "Task Force " of the LBA is responsible for the review of foreign airlines at German airports. She takes a random basis especially in charter companies from third countries flight operational and technical security controls of the aircraft before. This will mean that even those airplanes comply with the international safety standards.

As a founding member of the Joint Aviation Authorities, the LBA is responsible among other things for the national implementation of Joint Aviation Requirements

Jobs and positions

Other countries

  • Luftfartsstyrelsen (Sweden)
  • Civil aviation authority (England)
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