Open Consultations
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Airspace Modernisation: Ground Infrastructure Survey
The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is seeking industry input to help shape the future of ground-based airspace surveillance and communication infrastructure that supports unmanned aircraft Beyond Visual Line of Sight Operations (BVLOS) operations and airspace modernisation. As part of this...
Closes 11 July 2025
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Consultation on proposed amendments to operational multi-pilot limitations (UK Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011)
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is considering amendments to the implementing rules in Annex IV (Part-MED) of the Aircrew Regulation (UK Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011) which impose restrictions on the application and management of operational multi-pilot limitations (OML) on Class 1 medical...
Closes 31 July 2025
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Register your interest in hearing about future research opportunities
The CAA is conducting research into the experience of personnel licence holders across Flight Crew Licensing (commercial and private), Air Traffic Services and Aircraft Maintenance Licensing. The research will involve understanding customers' experience when it comes to updating, renewing and...
Closes 30 September 2025
Forthcoming Consultations
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General Aviation Pilot Licensing Review – ‘Wave 2’ proposals
In 2024 and 2025, we conducted several consultations arising from the GA Licensing Review, as detailed at Licensing & training simplification | UK Civil Aviation Authority . The changes associated with these consultations are anticipated to come into force in October 2025. ...
Opens 7 July 2025
Closed Consultations
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Consultation for Special Condition - Installation of Mini-suite Seating
The UK CAA is consulting on a Special Condition that is applicable to CS-25 Large Aeroplanes. This Special Condition is to address the design change that introduces mini-suite type seating with moveable walls, for twin-aisle Large Aeroplanes. The Consultation Paper Special...
Closed 4 July 2025
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Consultation on changes to UK Regulations recognising physical or electronic format personnel licences and medical certificates
The Civil Aviation Authority is proposing amendments to the Air Navigation Order 2016 and Implementing Rules subject to UK Regulation 2018/1139, to adopt the amendments introduced to the Convention on International Civil Aviation Annex 1, Chapter 5. The amendments enable issue of personnel licences...
Closed 22 June 2025
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Call for Insights - AI in Aerospace
Through this survey, we aim to gather information on the current situation and plans for developing and deploying AI systems across aerospace. We aim to gather information on AI use cases being explored across all areas of the sector. We seek to understand: • What AI systems is the...
Closed 6 June 2025
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Request for feedback on the proposed definition of Complex Motor-Powered Aircraft
In line with the UK CAA priorities regarding Advanced Air Mobility (AAM), and the CAA has concluded that regulations will need to be amended to enable the safe integration of AAM operations in the UK within the next 2-5 years. The term Complex Motor-Powered Aircraft (known as CMPA)...
Closed 23 May 2025
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Orbex launch operator Assessment of Environmental Effects
To carry out spaceflight activity in the UK spaceport and launch operators must be licensed by the UK Civil Aviation Authority. As part of their licence application, spaceport and launch operators are required to submit an Assessment of Environmental Effects (AEE). The purpose of the...
Closed 22 May 2025
We Asked, You Said, We Did
Here are some of the issues we have consulted on and their outcomes. See all outcomes
We asked
We notified our intention to update SC.VTOL issue 1, which had been published prior to EU exit. EASA published issue 2 to their document in 2024 in light of developing knowledge and harmonisation efforts with other NAA. The CAA has determined that our version Issue 1 of SC.VTOL needs to be similarly revised.
You said
There were 2 external comments.
1 expressed support for the initiative and our work to harmonise with other NAAs undertaking similar projects.
No action for CAA.
1 expressed a concern regarding the various terms being used to describe this new category of aircraft.
The CAA notes this comment and supports the efforts being made to converge on a unified designation. We look forward to ICAO establishing a consensus designation at which point we will review how this could be integrated into our broader regulations framework.
Minor editorial errors were identified requiring “EASA” to be replaced with “CAA” in a number of places.
We did
The text of UK.SC.VTOL Iissue 2 will be published unchanged, apart from the minor editorial corrections to replace “EASA” with “CAA” where appropriate.
We asked
It is vital that CAP 1724 Flying Display Pilot Authorisation and Evaluation: Requirements and Guidance remains up-to-date and relevant, and that the CAA’s guidance material in these areas remains proportionate, clear and unambiguous.
We asked for feedback from the regulated community on proposed amendments to CAP 1724 ahead of the 2025 display season.
We compiled a draft of CAP 1724 Edition 7 and consulted on it over four working weeks from 16 January 2025 to 12 February 2025.
You said
We received a total of 48 unique comments to the draft CAP 1724 from 15 respondents.
Of all the comments, 27 clearly conveyed some sort of change and 21 were either unclear / not specific or suggested no changes, many being purely comments. 21% of all the comments supported the proposed amendments.
Of the 27 conveying a change, 17 were textual in nature, suggesting revised wording or highlighting minor drafting / clarification points, several being duplicated between respondents. The other 10 comments were more substantive, calling for some sort of change of the underlying policy.
We did
We accepted 4 of the 27 comments suggesting some sort of change (15%). 3 of these comprised of rewording content or the addition of further information for additional clarification, we have tried to take a balanced view on what would be helpful. The other comment concerned a minor policy change.
Of the remaining 23, 8 concerned points that were already covered elsewhere (either in this CAP or CAP403), 7 concerned issues that are beyond the scope of this CAP, 1 suggested a change that had already been made, 2 were unclear / not specific and 5 were aimed at sensitive text that we are unable to change.
Regarding the 10 more substantive comments we received, we implemented 1. Of those we elected not to implement, some were beyond the scope of CAP 1724, others were covered adequately either in this document or elsewhere, some concerned suggestions for unacceptable changes to policy and it was considered that the remaining might have further unintended consequences.
We have produced a final version of CAP 1724 Edition 7 which was published on 10 March 2025.
We asked
For comments on the Notification of Intention to Surrender the Type Certificate for the HS 748 (EASA.A.397 Issue 2). Notification Number UK.CN.00001 provided the full details.
Note that CAA is acting in accordance with ICAO Annex 8, Chapter 1, Section 1.6 (Thirteenth Edition, July 2022) in notifying ICAO Contracting States and States of Registry.
You said
We received no comments during the consultation.