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  • Proposed Amendments to Acceptable Means of Compliance and Guidance Material for UK Regulation (EU) 2019/945 and UK Regulation (EU) 2019/947

    This consultation forms part of the UK Civil Aviation Authority's (CAA) ongoing work to enable Unmanned Aircraft System operations in UK Airspace in the Open Category and Specific Category. A key component of the CAA Future of Flight Programme. More
    Closed 16 November 2025

  • Personnel Licensing - Powered-lift Stakeholder Working Group

    The Future of Flight Action Plan aims to establish the UK as a leader in emerging aviation technologies, with a sustainable industry and thriving ecosystem by 2030. Enabling powered-lift flights in the UK by 2028 is a first step to scaled operations and a sustainable industry (vertical take-off and landing capable aircraft are included in this sub-category). To achieve initial, scaled and sustainable operations, the CAA has determined that elements of... More
    Closed 19 October 2025

  • 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 work, we are conducting a survey to gather valuable insights on the current state and future needs of ground infrastructure, including: Automatic Dependent Surveillance–Broadcast (ADS-B)... More
    Closed 11 July 2025

  • London and London City Control Zones SVFR Weather Minima

    The CAA is conducting a review of the weather minima applied to operations under Special Visual Flight Rules (SVFR) within the London Control Zone and the London City Control Zone (the London CTRs). This is being undertaken because the CAA no longer considers the current minima appropriate for the maintenance of a high standard of aviation safety in this operating environment. Questions regarding the suitability of the minima were first raised in response to the tragic fatal helicopter... More
    Closed 12 February 2025

  • Air Operations Regulations – General Update to Helicopter Offshore Operations Part 1

    The CAA is proposing to perform a general update to the Air Operating Regulations for offshore helicopters (Subpart K: Helicopter Offshore Operations) comprising a number of elements. This consultation relates to the following three elements which involve changes to the Implementing Rules: Upgrade of survivability material: Resulting from EASA Rule Making Task RMT.0120 for which UK CAA was a major driver and participant, ASD-STAN... More
    Closed 11 February 2025

  • Consultation on Deviation UK.DEV.F.0001: Flight Crew Alerting

    The UK CAA is consulting on a Deviation that is applicable to CS-25 Large Aeroplanes. This particular Deviation is to address a non-compliance with the affected CS 25.1322 at Amendment 21, and to ensure defined mitigating factors are met. The Consultation Paper Deviation UK.DEV.F.0001 Proposed provides the full detail of the identified issue, and the associated mitigating factors. More
    Closed 24 January 2025

  • Equivalent Safety Finding UK.ESF.F.0001 (Degraded Flight Instrument External Probe Heating System Consultation: CS-25 Large Aeroplanes

    The UK CAA is consulting on an Equivalent Safety Finding that is applicable to CS-25 Large Aeroplanes. This particular Equivalent Safety Finding is to address a non-compliance with the requirement of CS 25.1326(b)(2), and to ensure defined mitigating factors are met. The Consultation Paper Equivalent Safety Finding UK.ESF.F.0001 proposed provides the full detail of the identified issue, and the associated Equivalent Safety Finding. More
    Closed 25 December 2024

  • UAS Policy Consultation - Recognised Assessment Entity – Flightworthiness and SAIL Mark

    We have launched a consultation on the introduction of Recognised Assessment Entities for Flightworthiness – RAE(F) organisations – and a related SAIL Mark policy. These new policies will complement UK SORA to enable Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) operations at scale. UK SORA will become the primary risk assessment policy framework for the future of the Specific category. This consultation forms part of the UK Civil Aviation Authority's (CAA)... More
    Closed 8 November 2024

  • VTOL Operations Stakeholder Working Group Application Form

    Our project to modify the Flight Operations regulations, Assimilated Regulation (EU) No.965/2012 to incorporate all types of VTOL aircraft, multicopters, tilt-rotor, lift-cruise, any other equivalent innovative design types and gyrocopters will allow the new aircraft to operate safely within the Flight Operations regulations alongside existing aircraft types. As part of this process, the CAA is committed to ensuring that needs and expectations of stakeholders are... More
    Closed 29 October 2024

  • Consumer Environmental Information: Consultation on draft principles for aviation consumer environmental information

    Our 2022 Environmental Sustainability Strategy sets out our role in the provision of environmental information to consumers and the public generally. An essential part of this work is ensuring that consumers can make informed choices about their flight booking selections through relevant, accurate, understandable, comparable and accessible information. We are developing our policies on how we can work with the industry on consumer environmental information,... More
    Closed 15 October 2024

  • Vertiport Stakeholder Working Group (VSWG): Participation Application

    The Future of Flight Action Plan aims to enable the demonstration of piloted eVTOL flights in the UK in 2026 as a first step to scaled operations and a sustainable industry. To achieve initial, scaled, and sustainable operations, the UK Civil Aviation Authority’s (CAA) has determined that a number of Implementing Rules (IR), Approved Means of Compliance (AMC), Guidance Material (GM) and other documents need to be considered to enable safe operations VTOL Capable Aircraft... More
    Closed 20 September 2024

  • Call for Action – Industry invitation to CAA Hydrogen Working Group

    Our Hydrogen Working Group project will facilitate collaboration with industry and academia to improve understanding of hydrogen-related risks in aviation, identify gaps in regulations and policies, and propose new recommendations to develop net-zero regulations and policies. This will allow for increased regulatory readiness, reduced risk of failure, and improved collaboration with the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). As part of this... More
    Closed 5 September 2024

  • 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 applying for licences, as well as exploring how the experience can be improved. By registering your interest, you are giving your consent to be contacted by our user research team regarding research... More
    Opened 30 August 2024

  • Amendments to the Air Operations Regulation

    The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and the Contracting States, of which the UK is one, determined that the effectiveness of the current alerting of search and rescue services should be enhanced by addressing a number of key improvement areas and by developing and implementing the Global Aeronautical Distress and Safety System (GADSS), which addresses all phases of flight under all circumstances including distress. This GADSS will maintain an up‐to‐date record... More
    Closed 30 April 2024

  • All Weather Operations and Fuel/Energy Planning and Management Consultation Paper

    While the UK was still part of the EU the CAA worked very closely with both ICAO and EASA on developing a performance-based set of regulations that would: • Facilitate the use of new technological advances enhancing situational awareness; • Facilitate the operation of helicopters in low visibility conditions; • Enhance all aspects of initial and recurrent pilot training; • Harmonise the UK legislative framework relating to flight operations, flight crew... More
    Closed 10 April 2024

  • ICAO FIS Implementation Call for Input

    Public Call for Input Engagement on the implementation of better alignment of UK Flight Information Services with International Civil Organisation (ICAO) Flight Information Service (FIS) in the UK. This engagement supports the implementation of the Airspace Modernisation Strategy (AMS). We have an obligation to review and optimise our degree of alignment with ICAO provisions. That allows us to demonstrate our air traffic services provision is complementary to that of... More
    Closed 29 March 2024

  • Vertiport Design Proposal for Existing Aerodrome

    The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has launched a consultation on proposals for existing aerodromes that wish to accommodate VTOL aircraft. We anticipate that the initial eVTOL flights will take place from existing infrastructure, hence this consultation only applies to existing aerodromes and not bespoke vertiports. These proposals apply to all land-based aerodromes that wish to incorporate an area or “vertiport” for commercial VTOL aircraft operations. This design... More
    Closed 15 March 2024

  • Prohibition of Supersonic, Transonic and Hypersonic Flight over land

    The existing Rules of the Air Regulations (UK Reg (EU) No 923/2012) permit, by omission, instrument flight rules (IFR) flights to be undertaken at supersonic and hypersonic speeds over land, and the environmental implications on the ground (due to the effects of sonic booms) of such flights are potentially significant. Consequently, we propose to amend to UK Reg (EU) No 923/2012 to prohibit supersonic IFR flight over land unless approved by the competent authority. ... More
    Closed 7 February 2024

  • Adoption of new Special Conditions in relation to Airworthiness of Part 21 aircraft

    A Decision was taken by the CAA to adopt all airworthiness Special Conditions (SC) published by EASA on or before 31 December 2020. A number of SC and associated Means of Compliance were published by EASA after that date, which due to its step-by-step decision-making process were in draft form prior to 31 December 2020 or had at least in part been substantially formed or considered (eg through preliminary Opinions, Notice of Proposed Amendments, Rulemaking Task discussions ). CAA experts... More
    Closed 2 February 2024

  • Flight Operations Using VTOL Aircraft

    This document presents UK Civil Aviation Authority’s (CAA) current position for operators of Vertical Take Off and Landing (VTOL) aircraft wishing to conduct commercial air transport (CAT) operations in the UK. It is to be viewed as interim guidance while we continue to work with stakeholders to enhance our understanding of the technology and how it is to be operated. It enables industry to plan for future operations while detailed rulemaking takes place. The deadline for... More
    Closed 20 November 2023

  • The adoption of EASA Design related Certification Specifications

    Consultation Proposal to adopt a simplified approach to the adoption of Certification Specifications (CS) used to support compliance demonstration under the Basic Regulation (EU) 2018/1139. For Regulation (EU) 748/2012 (the UK Initial Airworthiness Regulation) as retained and amended in UK domestic law) under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018. The issue Certification Specifications (CS) are established by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) using the provisions of... More
    Closed 15 September 2023

  • All Weather Operations and Fuel/Energy Planning and Management

    While the UK was still part of the EU the CAA worked very closely with both ICAO and EASA on developing a performance and risk-based set of regulations that would: Facilitate the use of new technological advances enhancing situational awareness; Facilitate the operation of helicopters in low visibility conditions; Enhance all aspects of initial and recurrent pilot training; Harmonise the UK legislative framework relating to flight operations, flight crew licensing and... More
    Closed 25 May 2023

  • Consumer Environmental Information: Call for Evidence

    This Call for Evidence seeks views on what environmental information should be provided to people when they are looking for and booking flights, and how that information can be presented in a way that is meaningful and enables people to make informed choices about their travel options. For the purposes of this Call for Evidence, environmental information includes the emissions caused by aviation (both CO 2 and non-CO 2 ) and how consumer information is and could be provided on... More
    Closed 7 April 2023

  • Acceptable Means of Compliance & Guidance Material to UK Regulation (EU) 965/2012: Air Operations

    The Aviation Safety (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2021 (UK Statutory Instrument 2021 No. 1203) (SI) introduced changes to UK Regulation (EU) No. 965/2012 (the Air Operations Regulation). This SI introduced a requirement for the CAA to conduct ramp inspections which include arrangements for alcohol testing. In addition, there is an obligation on Commercial Air Transport (CAT) operators to take all reasonable measures to prevent a person from boarding an aircraft or being on board when... More
    Closed 6 February 2023

  • Pilot Medical Declaration Review

    Following the launch of Pilot Medical Declarations (PMD) in October 2016, 14,000 PMDs have been submitted. A post implementation internal review of the PMD process concluded that the PMD process needed to be examined and potentially amended. In addition, feedback received from the General Aviation (GA) community from the consultation on UK GA opportunities for change now that the UK has left EASA included a suggested review of the PMD process to enhance user... More
    Closed 5 December 2022

  • Safety Standards Acknowledgement and Consent (SSAC) Class 5: Experience flight in an ex-military jet aeroplane

    Safety Standards Acknowledgement and Consent (SSAC) is a CAA process that allows aircraft owners to offer fare-paying recreational flights in, primarily historic, aircraft that wouldn’t otherwise be possible if they had to meet the full requirements for normal commercial flying. Anyone that operates these flights must have permission from the CAA and prove they meet all relevant safety, maintenance, and insurance. Operators are regularly inspected and audited by the CAA, and... More
    Closed 5 September 2022

  • Draft Airspace Modernisation Strategy 2022-2040

    What are we asking? The CAA would like to hear your views on a draft of our refreshed Airspace Modernisation Strategy 2022–2040, which will replace the existing Airspace Modernisation Strategy ( CAP 1711 ) that was published in December 2018. The strategy will now be in three parts, plus an annex. We are seeking your views on drafts of Part 1 CAP 2298a and Part 2 CAP 2298b , and on what changes are needed to the annex explaining the strategy’s governance... More
    Closed 4 April 2022

  • UK Cost Shared Flights

    Cost sharing flights are flights shared by private individuals. The ‘cost-share’ element refers to the costs of the specific flight which can be shared between the pilot and others onboard the aircraft. These costs are the ‘direct costs’ which are directly incurred in relation to a specific flight such as fuel, airfield charges, or aircraft rental fees. One of the problems with cost sharing flights is where pilots and passengers of Illegal Commercial Air Transport... More
    Closed 12 January 2022

  • Public Safety Zones

    Public Safety Zones are based on the risk to an individual from an aircraft accident over a year. They comprise an outer boundary which is the 1 in 100,000 risk contour and an inner, higher risk zone, based on the 1 in 10,000 risk contour. Previously NATS have been responsible (under contract to the Department for Transport) for modelling the risk contours that predict the size and shape of PSZs. This is done using the Department’s Third-Party Risk modelling... More
    Closed 23 December 2020

  • Draft procedure for reviewing the classification of airspace

    The CAA is introducing a new procedure to review and where appropriate amend airspace classification. The classification determines the flight rules that apply in that airspace and the procedures that must be followed. Why we are consulting We are seeking your views on the procedure we propose to adopt for amending the classification of airspace, reflecting the CAA’s airspace functions, government policy and best practice decision-making. Background In... More
    Closed 17 September 2020
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