Ingénieur des études et de l'exploitation de l'aviation civile

It is the sixth corps of the French Directorate General for Civil Aviation (DGAC)[1] by size, with 777 IEEAC out of 13,076 agents as of 1 July 2011.

Also, air traffic controllers, air traffic safety electronics personnel and Techniciens supérieurs des études et de l'exploitation de l'aviation civile with more than 10 years professional experience can integrate into the IEEAC corps with another application process.

[2] This corps has five grades (in descending order):[3] The third-year training of IEEAC is performed at the École nationale de l'aviation civile (French civil aviation university) of Toulouse after a competitive examination.

Students graduate with the Diplôme d'ingénieur ENAC (ENAC engineer degree)[4] recognized by the Commission des Titres d'Ingénieur before joining the DGAC or Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la Sécurité de l'Aviation Civile.

[6] They work for the DGAC as well as for Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la Sécurité de l'Aviation Civile.