The Service will eventually require the participation of the organisations from all ECAC member states as providers of aeronautical information to the EAD and will, in turn, make available and deliver such information to the users, which include the AIS themselves, ANSP organisations, airline operators commercial air carriers, other air space users and commercial data providers. These stakeholders have the opportunity to take part in the EAD Service in a variety of ways.

External Stakeholders

Industry
A number of companies have committed themselves to the programme by forming the consortium responsible for the development of the EAD system. The companies involved in the implementation of the system are Frequentis Nachrichtentechnik, Avitech, Austrian Product Assurance Company (APAC), Nedgraphics, Mekon, ISO and Solitec. The consortium will design, develop, test and deliver the EAD system.

GroupEAD Europe S.L.
GroupEAD Europe S.L. is the company contracted by EUROCONTROL for the development of the Service and, only upon fulfilment of specific conditions, for the subsequent provision of the Service, on behalf of EUROCONTROL, for a term of 5 years. Group EAD Europe S.L is a private limited liability company, registered in Spain, and owned by Aeropuertos españoles y Navegación aérea (Aena), Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH (DFS) and Frequentis Nachrichtentechnik Gmbh.

Member States' AIS provider Organisations
The organisations which, in each of the 38 ECAC member States, are responsible for the provision of the AIS will participate as data providers and data users in order to meet the requirements set out in the Permanent Commission decision No. 83.

At present, 5 of such organisations will be migrated to the EAD in the framework of the EAD Programme and will be able to operate with the EAD as from the start of the Service. Subsequently, during the first year of operation of the Service, AIS providers from another 12 ECAC Member States will be also migrated to the EAD.

Airspace Users
Airlines throughout the ECAC area and beyond are expected to become data users of the Service. Furthermore, it is anticipated that the General Aviation community will also be a significant user of the EAD via the Internet.

Military Organisations
The EAD will not solely serve the civil aviation community but is also designed to be used by the military organisations throughout the ECAC area, both as data providers and data users. The "Amt für Flugsicherung der Bundeswehr" (AFSBw) of the German air force will also be migrated prior to the start of the Service.

Commercial Organisations
Commercial organisations involved in the production of value-added services and products for the airspace users will also become clients of the Service.

Clients Group
A clients group will be established. All types of clients will be represented in it with the purpose of capturing new requirements and informing the clients on future evolutions of the EAD.

Programme Steering Group/Service Steering Group
The user community is represented by the EUROCONTROL Programme Steering Group (PSG) as part of the EATMP working arrangements Group, which will later be replaced by the Service Steering Group (SSG).