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A summary of the UK’s aviation safety oversight.
What you need to do to work and operate in the aviation industry.
In 2022, the DfT commissioned an independent review to assess the CAA's governance, accountability, efficiency and efficacy.
Details of assessment criteria, submission details and the deadline for proposals for Heathrow expansion.
Investigation and prevention of accidents and incidents in civil aviation
Regulations for operators providing domestic aviation in the UK, permits for non-EU registered aircraft, and the roles of the regulatory bodies, CAA, DfT and EASA.
This course is designed to accredit military and civilian flying display directors required to organise and execute military or civilian regulated flying displays / display flying activity.
Statutory Instruments 2018 No. 321
Information on the solution and transition timeline for the future of aviation within HM Coastguard, the UKSAR2G programme.
Use the Occasional Operator Scheme to report and pay Air Passenger Duty if you operate less than 12 flights a year.
Regulations you must comply with when providing range control services.
Records and paperwork you must keep if you’re a passenger plane operator.
Apply for a transport sanctions licence to carry out transport-related activities which would otherwise be prohibited.
Draft regulations updating cross references to aircraft categories and flexibility provisions for aviation safety, as well as the definition of the basic regulation.
Aviation cyber security strategy for keeping UK civil aviation sectors secure and resilient against malicious and unintentional cyber issues.
Information on how we use drones to obtain aerial images of accident sites.
Guidance for UK Overseas Territories on issuing foreign carrier permits (FCPs).
Letter from the Aviation Minister detailing the outcomes of the review of ground handling at UK airports.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
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