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CAA launch Virtual Voyage 2021 General Aviation Summit

Published on: 26 February 2021
Category:General aviation

Join us for Virtual Voyage 2021 General Aviation Summit, brought to you by the UK Civil Aviation Authority

Additional funding for electronic conspicuity devices announced

Published on: 26 February 2021
Category:General aviation

Rebate scheme extended until September 2021

UK to revert to previous rules for visibility and distance from cloud minima

Published on: 28 January 2021
Category:General aviation

From 20 May 2021, the UK will revert to the rules on flight visibility and distance from cloud in class D airspace that existed up to 26 March 2020

Pilot fined for flying in and out of military aerodrome without permission

Published on: 20 January 2021
Category:General aviation ,
Category:Prosecutions

Guilty plea for two offences of flying within RAF Valley’s Aerodrome Traffic Zone

General Aviation Unit finishes 2020 with a focus on life after EU Exit

Published on: 11 December 2020
Category:General aviation

The GA Unit continues to work to follow its remit of regulating only when necessary and deliver on our top-level principles for better GA regulation

New procedure for reviewing the classification of airspace

Published on: 30 November 2020
Category:General aviation ,
Category:Airspace

The CAA's new procedure to review the classification of airspace

Consultation on General Aviation opportunities after leaving EASA

Published on: 06 November 2020
Category:General aviation

In preparation for the end of the EU transition period, the CAA has launched a consultation

Interim Head of Civil Aviation Authority’s General Aviation Unit announced

Published on: 06 November 2020
Category:Corporate ,
Category:General aviation

The CAA has appointed Sophie O’Sullivan as the interim Head of its General Aviation Unit

Airfield Development Advisory Fund goes live

Published on: 29 October 2020
Category:General aviation

From today, UK airfields and associated businesses are able to apply for access to Government funded professional and business advice on a range of topics, aimed at supporting future airfield development

CAA launches new online PPL e-Exams system

Published on: 09 October 2020
Category:General aviation

The new Private Pilot Licence e-Exams online system replaces Part-FCL PPL aeroplane and helicopter paper-based exams

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- Published on: 28 April 2025
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- Published on: 25 April 2025
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1,616 businesses in the travel sector licensed under the ATOL scheme
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