About us

The European Cockpit Association (ECA) was created in 1991 and is the representative body of European pilots at European Union (EU) level. It represents over 40,000 European pilots from the National pilot Associations in 33 European states. In addition, ECA has 3 Associate Members.

ECA Team

Tanja Harter, President

  • Representing ECA vis-à-vis the Member Associations, European Institutions and other relevant International Organisations
  • Together with the Vice-President, managing ECA as a whole
  • ECA External Relations

Paul Reuter, Vice-President

  • ECA Flight Time Limitations Working Group (FTL WG)
  • IFALPA Executive Vice-President Europe
  • Data4Safety

Florian Zemanek, Office Manager

  • Office organisation & general administrative management
  • Point of contact for ECA MAs and external interlocutors
  • Accounting & Financial issues
  • Management of all practicalities related to staff
  • Organisation of ECA conferences