Civil Aviation Authority

A warm welcome to our new Group Director for Consumers & Markets, and a member of our Board, Selina Chadha, who joined us this week 👋 With a career spanning over 25 years, Selina brings a wealth of regulatory experience to the role, aiding us in continuing our mission of protecting people. She'll lead our Consumers & Markets Group, overseeing economic regulation, consumer protection and enforcement activity as well as the ATOL financial protection scheme. Our press release 👉 https://lnkd.in/eA4_4tEe

More women are now flying aeroplanes, helicopters and other forms of aircraft than ever before 👩✈️ Since 2019, our data shows an 26 per cent increase in the number women being issued licences. The number of licences issued to women for commercial flying has increased by 43 per cent, with an 11 per cent increase for general aviation flyers. While licences for women remain under 10 per cent of total licences issued, we continue to push for more women into the aerospace sector including through our STEM programme. Our press release 👉 https://lnkd.in/dx_nriEB #aviation

📣ICYMI We've released a new video to help passengers be aware of their rights when flying, as part of our Know Before You Go campaign. The video covers flight delays and cancellations, requesting assistance at the airport, lost or damaged Luggage, ATOL Protection and the value of travel insurance. Head of Consumer at the UK Civil Aviation Authority, Anna Bowles, said: "People need to know before they go exactly what they are entitled to if their flight is delayed or cancelled. We have produced a set of new videos, which are a bite size reminder to help passengers understand their rights. “It is also incredibly important that airports and airlines deliver on their legal obligations to passengers when things do go wrong, and it is our expectation that they deliver a first-class service to their customers at all times.” Our press release 👉 https://lnkd.in/ecFjWGYZ The full video 👇

Reminder 🚨 If you own a drone, avoid flying near emergency services helicopters 🚁 It can have a serious impact in an emergency, and the critical care the helicopters can provide. Our dronecode advises where you can fly your drone safely. 👉 https://lnkd.in/eXDBgVtq

Flying recreationally over the #BankHolidayWeekend 🛩 We're reminding light aircraft pilots to be vigilant to loss of control through stalling or entering a spin. Our video raising awareness 👉 https://lnkd.in/eaBVqqpZ The Safety Sense Leaflet regarding stall & spin awareness 👇

We have news to share 📣 We'll be hosting our next Space Launch & Orbital Group (SPLOG) meeting in September 🚀 The event will bring together industry and officials from across the space sector, being an opportunity to discuss UK space regulation, and provide direct feedback as we continue our mission of protecting people and enabling aerospace. The event takes place on Tuesday 17 September 2024, between 12:30pm and 5pm. How to register 👉 https://lnkd.in/eBk7yyCB #aerospace

Ahead of the Bank Holiday weekend, we've released a new video to help passengers be aware of their rights when flying, as part of our Know Before You Go campaign. With millions of people expecting to jet off over the weekend, we're urging passengers to 'Know Before You Go' and understand their consumer rights ahead of departure. Head of Consumer at the UK Civil Aviation Authority, Anna Bowles, said: “We hope that as many people as possible travel abroad with no issues this Bank Holiday but sometimes disruption is unavoidable. "People need to know before they go exactly what they are entitled to if their flight is delayed or cancelled. We have produced a set of new videos, which are a bite size reminder to help passengers understand their rights. “It is also incredibly important that airports and airlines deliver on their legal obligations to passengers when things do go wrong, and it is our expectation that they deliver a first-class service to their customers at all times.” Our press release 👉 https://lnkd.in/ecFjWGYZ The full video 👇

We've launched a consultation on the UK’s proposals for Specific Operations Risk Assessments (SORA). It's a way to classify the risk posed by an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) operation, and then identify mitigations and safety objectives to counter those risks. The consultation is open until 6 September 2024. How to provide your views 👉 https://lnkd.in/ehtWZxCF

The latest Civil Aviation Authority Consumer Panel annual report is now live 📄 Our Consumer Panel helps us to understand fully, and take account of, the interests of consumers as we develop our policies. The report in full 👉 https://lnkd.in/eRQa3qR6 #aviation

We recently launched our delivery plan for the full-scale modernisation of UK airspace, the 'motorway of the skies'. The plan includes projects for 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. Our target is to modernise UK airspace by 2040, with collaboration from across the industry required to make it a success. Our press release 👉 https://lnkd.in/dzhuhmBV #aviation