The UK’s membership of the European Union officially ended on January 31 this year. This began a transitional period of one year set to end in three short months, on December 31. So, the UK will no longer be part of the EU Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) system in 2021, and this still has aviators in the UK, Europe, and all over the world scratching their heads in confusion, wondering what the operating conditions will be like next year.
Seeking clarity as the deadline fast-approaches is natural, however, since negotiations between the UK government and the EU are still in progress, we will have to wait a bit longer to get a full picture of how the dust will settle. But operators, authorities, and associations await guidance on the future of operating licenses, crew planning requirements, issues of aircraft airworthiness, maintenance, etc. But despite all these questions, the bottom line is that it is in the interest of all aviation stakeholders that connectivity and operational consistency remain as intact as possible in the future.
Over the past four years, the UK Civil Aviation Authority has been working with stakeholders to prepare for a non-negotiated outcome to maintain as much stability and give aviators as much clarity as possible. In partnership with the Department for Transport, they have taken steps to ensure that in 2021 all technical requirements in UK domestic regulation currently in effect will remain the same. They also state all certificates, approvals, and licenses issued in accordance with EASA requirements that are in effect on 31 December will remain valid under UK law for two years – that is, unless they are set to expire sooner.
Looking for the most advantageous outcome for both the UK and the EU, a bilateral agreement that would facilitate the continuation of safety standards and connectivity would be ideal. From the UK’s viewpoint, it will be free to negotiate its own bilateral agreements with the global aviation markets of Latin America, Asia, and Africa, in addition to the Open Skies agreement with the US. It is my wish that the post-Brexit aviation will continue as unabated as possible, and that collaboration and coordination will be the flavors of the day.
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Mitch is the CEO of 30 West IP where he is also an instructor providing pilot training on international procedures. With an illustrious career of over 34 years in the cockpit, Mitch has acquired over 13,000 hours of flight time flying worldwide, with over 9,000 hours of this in Challenger and Gulfstream aircraft. He is an experienced safety officer and was also an IS-BAO project manager for a fortune 500 flight department. He has presented on Safety and Operations topics at the NBAA International Operators Conference and the Canadian Business Aviation Association Convention and is currently on the NBAA International Operators Committee and serves as the North Atlantic Regional Lead. Mitch is also a member of an FAA working group on General Aviation International Authorizations and Tabletop Exercises (GIATE). He was recently selected to represent IBAC as a member of the ICAO Personal Training and Licensing Panel (PTLP) and was also recently named as a 2020 recipient of the NBAA Tony Kern Professionalism in Aviation Award for his contribution to the business aviation community.
Henry ‘Duke’ LeDuc
Director Of Operations, Americas, UAS International Trip Support
Duke has been a dearly respected member of UAS Americas team and the UAS global family for more than five years. A safety-oriented, FAA-licensed aircraft dispatcher, he oversees all of the operations of the elite UAS Operations Team. With twenty-five years of experience in aviation overall with more than fifteen years of experience in international flight planning and VVIP trip coordination, he is responsible for the development of the dispatch training program and involved in the strategic development of UAS Americas. With a myriad of rich aviation experience behind him, he has extensive experience in worldwide operations with both corporate and charter environments, including seven years as Operations/Dispatch Manager in an industry-leading, Fortune 500, IS-BAO Stage III Certified corporate flight department. Duke is frequently asked shares his knowledge at major industry events and is currently serving on the NBAA’s International Operators Conference (IOC) Planning Committee.
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