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About the strategy

Information about the Airspace Modernisation Strategy

Alongside commercial air transport, other airspace users – including the military, recreational flyers, business aviation, drones, aerial taxis and spacecraft operators – all want greater access to this infrastructure.

Last updated: 26 July 2024

Plans to upgrade airspace unveiled by UK regulator

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.

This includes projects looking at how new airspace users, such as drones and vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft, can fly safely in the same airspace as other aircraft.

Last updated: 14 October 2024

General aviation

Our Safety Plan

Related Information Useful links The Skyway Code UK Airprox Board Airspace & Safety Initiative General Aviation Security Council (GASCO) Safety plan sections Human factors Pilot performance Mid-air collision Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS)

Last updated: 12 July 2024

CAP3106A Airspace modernisation: UK Airspace Design Service Regulatory Impact Assessment (PDF)

This is likely to be particularly relevant to other organisations such as windfarms, or new drone or spaceport operators, some of whom may be going through the process for the first time and therefore lack the required experience and expertise to sponsor ACPs.

Last updated: 30 May 2025

Clued Up 2014/2 (PDF)

THE USE OF DRONES will raise “signifi cant safety, security, and privacy concerns” in the next 20 years, according to a University of Birmingham Policy Commission Report.

Last updated: 22 February 2024

CAP3106 Airspace modernisation: Outcome of the consultation on a UK Airspace Design Service (PDF)

This includes military airspace users, general aviation, drones and high airspace operations, which might have airspace design requirements.

Last updated: 30 May 2025

CAP3097 (PDF)

A technology leader and specialist in aerospace and autonomous systems, including R&D in drone and advanced air mobility sectors, he is passionate about exploring the opportunities presented by new technologies and developing them into sustainable, practical real-world applications.

Last updated: 01 April 2025

DAP Guidance 103 (PDF)

The pattern of demand is also likely to change - there is potential for an increase in the use of Very Light Jets (VLJs) to serve the personal and air taxi market and unmanned aerial systems (UAS) for both civil and military application.

Last updated: 22 February 2024

CAP1721 (PDF)

Rules and Procedures for the Operation of Unmanned Aircraft (EU) No 2019/947 EASA Ref 2019-00031 – EU 2019-947 Article 11 – Rules for conducting an operational risk assessment Purpose This Alt MOC provides an alternative method of demonstrating compliance with Article 11 – Rules for conducting an operational risk assessment of Regulation EU 2019/947 CAP 722A, Unmanned Aircraft System Operations in UK Airspace - Operating Safety Cases assists those involved in the production of an Operating Safety Case (OSC) which is used as supporting evidence to an application to the UK CAA for operation of an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS).

Last updated: 19 June 2025

CAP2325 (PDF)

UAS, Engineers etc.) will agree the most appropriate category to be used with the FRTOL Examiner prior to test. 3.20 The candidate may select an appropriate standard UK aircraft registration to use as their callsign, the aircraft category used will reflect the type operated by the candidate.

Last updated: 06 June 2025