Personnel Licensing - Powered-lift Stakeholder Working Group

To achieve initial, scaled and sustainable operations in the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) ecosystem, a personnel licensing route for the safe operation of powered-lift aircraft, including tilt-rotors, lift-cruise and other equivalent innovative design types, is required to enable new aircraft to operate safely alongside existing aircraft types.  

The CAA is committed to ensuring the views and expectations of stakeholders are considered in the development, adjustment and implementation of regulations to enable VTOL operations, while maintaining a high standard of safety and continuing to promote efficiency and innovation.

To do this, we are establishing the Personnel Licensing Powered-Lift Stakeholder Working Group (PLSWG) to facilitate engagement, consultation, and collaboration between the CAA, industry, and operator stakeholders.

The CAA invites stakeholders to register their interest in one (or more) areas:

• Head of training, test pilots, instructors, examiners with relevant experience, safety experts or other aviation professionals with relevant expertise in powered lift sub-category or similar operations and regulations.
• Stakeholders with an interest or expertise in innovation energy sources.
• Powered-lift manufacturers, existing aviation OEM’s.
• Prospective powered-lift operators, other service providers, professional associations, and Approved Training Organisations (ATOs).

This application process is designed to ensure that the PLSWG is comprised of a fair and inclusive balance of stakeholders. All applications will be considered on their own merit against qualitative and quantitative assessment criteria. If we receive large numbers of applications of equal merit that exceed places available, then the decision panel will use applicants’ personal statements to make a final decision.

The PLSWG will only accept applications from individuals, or an individual acting as a representative of their respective organisation(s) or industry group. We are unable to accept applications from organisations as an entity.

Note:

• This application process is for stakeholders who meet the selection criteria and/or work or aim to work with powered-lift sub-category. Stakeholders who work with powered-lift sub-category in State operations i.e. military, police, Coastguard, HEMS operated aircraft or similar are also invited to participate in this working group.
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• If, after the application process closes the PLSWG lacks specific and unique expertise not already represented, then the CAA reserves the right to accept individual applications from stakeholders who possess the necessary expertise. The applications will be considered by existing members of the PLSWG for them to consider their appropriateness. The CAA reserves the right to make any final decision(s).