Missions

The DAC’s missions include:

• assisting and advising the Minister in the execution of his responsibilities in civil aviation;

• ensuring the safety and security of all civil aviation activities in Luxembourg by issuing specific regulations and ensuring that they are respected by all operators in the civil aviation sector;

• managing the Civil Aircraft Register;

• processing applications for air transport operating licenses and air operator certificates;

• issuing – without prejudice to the powers reserved to the Minister – of licenses, certificates, approvals and any other authorization required by the legislation or regulations in force and monitoring compliance with them;

• ensuring the conservation or improvement of the level of safety and security in the aeronautical field in accordance with national and international legislation and regulations;

• control of the activities of the various service providers present at the airport as a public authority independent of the managing entity;

• certifcation and provision of continuous supervision of air navigation service providers and air traffic controllers as the independent national supervisory authority of air navigation service providers.