ANAC, Portuguese Civil Aviation Authority

ANAC is the civil aviation authority of Portugal. It regulates civil aviation in the country. Its Portuguese-language website serves aeronautical personnel, organisations and companies, passengers and the media.

The authority's work covers many areas of regulation. Topics include legislation and regulation, decisions, preventive measures, medical certification and economic regulation. ANAC also handles aeronautical information, aerodromes and ultralight airstrips, aeronautical easements, aircraft and the airport concession contract. It runs a system for reporting occurrences and an external channel for whistleblowers.

Safety and security are central topics. ANAC runs the national operational safety programme, known as PNSO. It also covers Part-IS, facilitation and security, and safety and security culture. It holds workshops and courses on these subjects. Examples are an operational safety workshop and a course for security managers at known suppliers of in-flight and airport supplies.

ANAC also oversees general aviation operations. It has a section on unmanned aircraft systems, which are drones. A public campaign tells drone users that flying has rules. The authority also holds a workshop on U-Space in Porto.

ANAC publishes data and reports for the industry and the public. These include monthly air traffic monitoring reports, quarterly statistical bulletins and the annual civil aviation yearbook. It also publishes yearly operational safety performance reports, half-yearly reports on passenger complaints, and reports on the traffic of the main national airlines.

Recent news shows the range of its work. ANAC finished a process to select and license a ground handling provider at the airports of Lisbon, Porto and Faro. It marked ten years of CORSIA. It also opened an internship portal.

Services

• Aviation regulation
• Medical certification
• Economic regulation
• Aeronautical information
• Aerodrome oversight
• Drone regulation
• Operational safety programme
• Occurrence reporting
• Whistleblower channel
• Aviation statistics and reports