Estonian Civil Aviation Administration

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Estonian Civil Aviation Administration
Lennuamet
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Agency overview
Formed16 January 1990 [1]
Dissolved1 January 2021
Superseding agency
Jurisdiction Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications
HeadquartersLõõtsa 5 (Ülemiste City), Tallinn [2]
59°25′17″N24°48′10″E / 59.421251°N 24.802797°E / 59.421251; 24.802797

The Estonian Civil Aviation Administration (Estonian : Lennuamet) was the civil aviation authority of Estonia, working in the jurisdiction of Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications [3] and exercising civil aviation state inspection and supervising over the implementation of national laws and regulations. The Estonian Civil Aviation Administration was merged into the Transport Administration on 1 January 2021. [4]

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The Civil Aviation Authority had the highest competence in the organization and supervision of aviation safety in Estonia, it was an internationally recognized organization. The Agency dealt with the regulation of civil aviation safety, issued aviation permits, maintained aircraft registers, issued maintenance organization certificates, aircraft airworthiness and flight simulator equipment qualification certificates, organized radio communication (aviation radio conversations) qualification exams, line pilot, commercial pilot and instrument flight competency theory exams, etc. [5]

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References

  1. "Lennuamet 1990-2009". The National Archives of Estonia.
  2. "ECAA changes address." Estonian Civil Aviation Authority. Retrieved on 29 January 2016. "Address: Lõõtsa 5 (Ülemiste City), 11415 Tallinn"
  3. "The nature and mission of Estonian CAA Archived 2016-02-23 at the Wayback Machine ." Estonian Civil Aviation Authority. Retrieved on 15 February 2016.
  4. "About the Estonian Transport Administration". transpordiamet.ee.
  5. "Lennuamet". 2011-12-09. Archived from the original on 2011-12-09. Retrieved 2022-07-18.