# EASA Airworthiness Directives Scraper (`parseforge/easa-airworthiness-directives-scraper`) Actor

Power your structured records from Easa Airworthiness Directives with names, identifiers, dates, descriptions, status flags and source links. Loved by research, intelligence and operational dashboards. Run on demand or on a recurring schedule and feed every row into your favourite analytics or wo.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/parseforge/easa-airworthiness-directives-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [ParseForge](https://apify.com/parseforge) (community)
- **Categories:** Other, Automation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks
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## Pricing

Pay per usage

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```bash
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```bash

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# README

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## ✈️ EASA Airworthiness Directives Scraper

> 🚀 **Pull every EASA airworthiness directive in seconds.** AD number, issuing authority, dates, subject, approval holder, aircraft type and PDF attachments from the official EU aviation safety registry.

> 🕒 **Last updated:** 2026-05-27 · **📊 11 fields** per record · **18,000+ directives** · **All EU + bilateral partner authorities**

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) publishes every airworthiness directive (AD) through its Safety Publications Tool. This scraper turns that paginated HTML table into a clean structured dataset for fleet operators, MRO providers and aviation safety researchers.

Every record carries the AD number, issuing authority (EASA, FAA, TCCA, ANAC and more), issue date, effective date, subject summary, approval holder, aircraft type designations and direct links to the PDF attachments.

| 🎯 Target Audience | 💡 Primary Use Cases |
|---|---|
| Fleet operators | Track new ADs applicable to their fleet types |
| MRO and CAMO providers | Cross-reference AD status against maintenance schedules |
| Aviation safety teams | Build compliance dashboards |
| Legal and insurance | Audit AD compliance for aircraft transactions |
| Aviation analysts | Trend-analyse safety directive frequency |

### 📋 What the EASA Airworthiness Directives Scraper does

- Hits the official EASA `/search/results` endpoint
- Handles pagination automatically (page-2, page-3, etc.)
- Returns AD number, issuing authority, dates, subject, approval holder, aircraft types, PDF links
- Supports keyword filtering
- Streams to multiple table outputs

> 💡 **Why it matters:** ADs are mandatory continuing airworthiness information. Missing one is a regulatory and safety risk. Pulling them daily keeps your compliance current.

### 🎬 Full Demo (_🚧 Coming soon_)

### ⚙️ Input

<table>
<tr><th>Field</th><th>Type</th><th>Description</th></tr>
<tr><td>keyword</td><td>string</td><td>Filter by keyword (e.g. Boeing, Airbus, Bombardier)</td></tr>
<tr><td>maxItems</td><td>integer</td><td>Cap on records returned (free plan: 10)</td></tr>
</table>

```json
{ "maxItems": 50 }
````

```json
{ "keyword": "Boeing", "maxItems": 200 }
```

> ⚠️ **Good to Know:** EASA paginates at 20 records per page. The actor walks pages until `maxItems` is hit.

### 📊 Output

<table>
<tr><th>Field</th><th>Description</th></tr>
<tr><td>🆔 adNumber</td><td>Airworthiness directive number</td></tr>
<tr><td>🏳 issuedBy</td><td>Authority (EASA, FAA, TCCA, ANAC, etc.)</td></tr>
<tr><td>📅 issueDate / effectiveDate</td><td>Publication and effective dates</td></tr>
<tr><td>📝 subject</td><td>Affected component summary</td></tr>
<tr><td>🏭 approvalHolder</td><td>Type certificate holder (e.g. Bombardier)</td></tr>
<tr><td>✈️ aircraftType</td><td>Aircraft type designation</td></tr>
<tr><td>📎 attachmentUrls</td><td>Direct PDF links</td></tr>
<tr><td>🔗 sourceUrl</td><td>EASA detail page</td></tr>
<tr><td>🕒 scrapedAt</td><td>ISO timestamp</td></tr>
</table>

### ✨ Why choose this Actor

- 🆓 EU government data, no auth required
- 📡 Direct hit on the official EASA Safety Publications Tool
- 🧭 Pagination handled automatically
- 📎 PDF attachment URLs included
- 📦 Pull as multiple table outputs

### 📈 How it compares to alternatives

| Approach | Cost | Coverage | Setup time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manual scraping via browser | Free | Visual only | Hours |
| EASA RSS feeds | Free | Subset only | Limited |
| ParseForge EASA AD Scraper | Pay-per-result | Full + structured | Minutes |

### 🚀 How to use

1. [Create a free Apify account](https://console.apify.com/sign-up?fpr=vmoqkp) (includes $5 credit).
2. Open the EASA Airworthiness Directives Scraper.
3. Set keyword and `maxItems`.
4. Click **Start** and use multiple table outputs.
5. Schedule daily for compliance monitoring.

### 💼 Business use cases

**Fleet compliance**  -  match new ADs against your fleet's type certificates.

**MRO scheduling**  -  trigger inspections when an AD is effective for your aircraft.

**Insurance underwriting**  -  score aircraft based on outstanding AD count.

**Safety analytics**  -  trend AD frequency by aircraft family.

### 🔌 Automating EASA Airworthiness Directives Scraper

Hook into Make, Zapier, n8n, Airbyte, Pipedream, Slack, GitHub Actions or any HTTP webhook.

### 🌟 Beyond business use cases

- **Research:** academic study of aviation safety trends.
- **Personal:** track ADs affecting your private aircraft.
- **Non-profit:** support aviation safety advocacy groups.
- **Experimentation:** train NLP on AD subject lines.

### 🤖 Ask an AI assistant about this scraper

Ask ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity or Copilot: "How do I pull every EASA airworthiness directive about Boeing 737 using the ParseForge Apify actor?"

### ❓ Frequently Asked Questions

**Is EASA data public?**
Yes. Airworthiness directives are mandatory public publications under EU regulation.

**Are FAA, TCCA, ANAC directives included?**
Yes  -  EASA republishes bilateral partner authorities (FAA, TCCA, ANAC, etc.) under the same tool.

**Does the actor use the PDFs?**
The actor returns PDF URLs. Use them downstream with your preferred tool.

**Can I filter by aircraft type?**
Set `keyword` to a type designation (e.g. "A320", "737").

**How often is the data refreshed?**
EASA publishes new ADs continuously. Re-run on a schedule.

**Are superseded ADs included?**
Yes  -  the tool lists active and historical ADs.

**Can I get the full AD text?**
The actor returns metadata + PDF link. Parse the PDF downstream for text.

**Are restricted ADs included?**
No  -  only publicly listed ADs are scraped.

**What's the data licence?**
Public EU open data, free for any use.

**Can the actor handle special character searches?**
Yes  -  keyword is URL-encoded.

### 🔌 Integrate with any app

Apify, Make, Zapier, n8n, Pipedream, Slack, Airbyte, GitHub, Google Drive, Power Automate, AWS Lambda, REST webhook.

### 🔗 Recommended Actors

| Actor | What it does |
|---|---|
| [OurAirports Scraper](https://apify.com/parseforge/ourairports-scraper) | Global airport database |
| [NHTSA Vehicle Complaints Scraper](https://apify.com/parseforge/nhtsa-vehicle-complaints-scraper) | US vehicle complaint data |
| [Contracts Finder UK Tenders Scraper](https://apify.com/parseforge/contractsfinder-uk-tenders-scraper) | UK public procurement |

> 💡 **Pro Tip:** browse the complete [ParseForge collection](https://apify.com/parseforge) for more aviation and safety scrapers.

**🆘 Need Help?** [Open our contact form](https://tally.so/r/BzdKgA)

> **⚠️ Disclaimer:** independent tool, not affiliated with EASA. Only publicly available EU open data is collected.

# Actor input Schema

## `keyword` (type: `string`):

Search keyword across AD content (e.g. Boeing, Airbus, Bombardier). Leave blank for all directives.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Free users: Limited to 10 items (preview). Paid users: Optional, max 1,000,000

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "keyword": "",
  "maxItems": 10
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "maxItems": 10
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("parseforge/easa-airworthiness-directives-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "maxItems": 10 }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("parseforge/easa-airworthiness-directives-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "maxItems": 10
}' |
apify call parseforge/easa-airworthiness-directives-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=parseforge/easa-airworthiness-directives-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

```json
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    "info": {
        "title": "EASA Airworthiness Directives Scraper",
        "description": "Power your structured records from Easa Airworthiness Directives with names, identifiers, dates, descriptions, status flags and source links. Loved by research, intelligence and operational dashboards. Run on demand or on a recurring schedule and feed every row into your favourite analytics or wo.",
        "version": "0.1",
        "x-build-id": "88OWAEZJnW0g5ZVrR"
    },
    "servers": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
        }
    ],
    "paths": {
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                    "Run Actor"
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                            }
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                },
                "parameters": [
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                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        },
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            "post": {
                "operationId": "runs-sync-parseforge-easa-airworthiness-directives-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
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                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
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                    "required": true,
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                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
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                "parameters": [
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                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
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                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
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            }
        }
    },
    "components": {
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                "type": "object",
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                        "title": "Keyword",
                        "type": "string",
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                        "default": ""
                    },
                    "maxItems": {
                        "title": "Max Items",
                        "minimum": 1,
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                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Free users: Limited to 10 items (preview). Paid users: Optional, max 1,000,000"
                    }
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```