Editing Joint Aviation Authorities (section)

==History==
The JAA started as '''Joint Airworthiness Authorities''' in 1970.  Original objectives were only to produce common certification codes for large aeroplanes and for engines in order to meet the needs of European industry and international consortia (e.g., [[Airbus]]).  After 1987, its work was extended to operations, maintenance, licensing and certification/design standards for all classes of aircraft.

The adoption of the Regulation (EC) No 1592/2002 by the [[European Parliament]] and the [[Council of the European Union]] (EU) and the subsequent establishment of the [[European Union Aviation Safety Agency|EASA]] created a Europe-wide regulatory authority which has absorbed most functions of the JAA (in the EASA Members states). With the introduction of the EASA some non-EU members of the JAA became non-voting members of the EASA, while others were completely excluded from the legislative and executive process.<ref name=exclusionnoneumembers>{{cite web|title=IT in general Aviation: Pen and Paper vs. Bits and Bytes|url=http://hoehne.net/files/hoehne_master-thesis_llm.pdf|author=Sebastian Höhne|publisher=hoehne.net|access-date=5 May 2014|page=39}}</ref> Among the functions transferred is safety and environmental type-certification of aircraft, engines and parts and approval. Additional responsibilities have been subsequently added over time.

In 2009, JAA was disbanded. Only the training organisation, JAA-TO, remains.{{cn|date=May 2023}}