The Department for Transport held a briefing session with aviation stakeholders on 31 May 2023 following the government’s announcement that it was scrapping the sunset clause in the Retained EU Law (Revocation & Reform) Bill. The new default mode is that all regulation is preserved and will be assimilated into UK Law. Only specific regulations…
CAP 740 UK Airspace Management Policy has been updated to reflect extant UK Regulation and policies following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. Changes include new UK Flexible Use of Airspace (FUA) reporting and looks to set a framework to later incorporate new entrants such as Space and Uncrewed Aircraft System into Airspace Management. This amendment…
With: The presentation and Q&A with the GA&RPAS Unit at the CAA was certainly a highlight of the day. Thank you Kevin Woolsey, Co-Head, Mark Wharry, Safety & Oversight Senior Manager, and Callum Holland, Transformation Manager, for coming in person, and for your commitment to engaging better with the industry. It was welcome news. Our Members’ Regulation Special Interest Group,…
Please be advised, with effect from 10 Aug 23, NOTAM Proposals via email will no longer be accepted by the UK NOF. In support of this, NATS will make available its AFTN NOTAM functionality for free, for all users. This facility will be available via AFPEX June 15th:www.myafpex.co.uk Apply for an AFPEX account here:https://ts1.flightplanningonline.co.uk/applyingForAnAccount.html AFPEX Help/Guides are available…
The CAA issued a reminder on the updated Acceptable Means of Compliance and Guidance Materials, and the requirements of CAP722A when drafting the OSC volume 1-3 and Appendix A. Applications not submitted under this format will be placed on hold. A sign that updating OSCs in accordance with updated requirements needs work and preparation, and…
The latest edition of Drone FEEDBACK Edition 7, has been released and it sheds light on some significant occurrences related to Human Factors and Just Culture. The newsletter reports incidents like the collision of an Emergency Services Drone with a Cessna 172 aircraft during final approach to an aerodrome and a 28kg Drone that was…
DRONE ENABLE 2023 is ICAO’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems Industry Symposium with the theme “Innovation and infrastructure developments supporting the future of unmanned aviation“. The symposium will take place in Montréal, Canada from 5 to 7 December 2023, bringing together key stakeholders from the unmanned aviation sector to exchange research, best practices, and challenges. The deadline…
‘We held a very constructive meeting with RAEs this week that enabled us to brief them on latest developments and plans for the future. The RAEs had specifically requested to be informed prior to us publishing information more generally. Now that meeting has taken place we can confirm that there have been no changes to…