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Regulator mandates carbon monoxide detectors in piston engine aircraft

Published on: 28 August 2024
Category:General aviation

The UK Civil Aviation Authority is mandating the use of active carbon monoxide detectors in certain light aircraft following a number of accidents linked to the gas.

Regulator urges consumers to brush up on their passenger rights ahead of the August Bank Holiday

Published on: 23 August 2024
Category:Consumers

Passengers are being reminded of what they are entitled to if their flight is delayed or cancelled, the importance of booking ahead if special assistance is needed and to be aware of baggage and liquid allowances.

New trials set to help unlock drone deliveries and inspections in the UK

Published on: 15 August 2024
Category:innovation ,
Category:Drones

Regulator announces organisations set to take part in new trials which will see drones used in everyday life.

UK Civil Aviation Authority consults on Gatwick Airport Limited’s commitments

Published on: 09 August 2024
Category:Airports ,
Category:Economic Regulation

The UK Civil Aviation Authority has published an initial assessment of proposals from Gatwick Airport Limited to extend the set of ‘commitments’ it makes to airlines by a period of four years.

Improvements in airport accessibility continues since pandemic, with “more work to do” as demand increases

Published on: 07 August 2024
Category:Consumers ,
Category:Airports

Annual report from the UK Civil Aviation Authority shows standards increasing with no airports currently in the lowest category.

Regulator to inspire over 100,000 students in next year in STEM education push

Published on: 26 July 2024
Category:STEM

Regulator signs working arrangement with Japan

Published on: 25 July 2024
Category:Corporate

A Working Arrangement with the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau has been agreed and signed by the UK Civil Aviation Authority.

Plans to upgrade airspace unveiled by UK regulator

Published on: 25 July 2024
Category:Airspace

Plans to modernise the UK’s airspace by 2040 has taken a significant step forward, with the UK Civil Aviation Authority outlining how the motorway of the skies could change over the next seven years.

Regulator Board hosted a stakeholder meet-and-greet at Farnborough Airshow

Published on: 24 July 2024
Category:Corporate

The UK Civil Aviation Authority Board took over the Civil Aviation Authority’s stand at Farnborough today (Wednesday) to meet people across the aerospace sector from helicopter associations to rocket companies.

UK aviation industry sees highest number of licences issued to women but mountain still to climb

Published on: 24 July 2024
Category:Corporate

More women are now flying aeroplanes, helicopters and other forms of aircraft than ever before, new data from the UK Civil Aviation Authority shows.

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