Civil Aviation Authority

Jul 22, 2024 | caa.co.uk | Stephen Hillier

Sir Stephen Hillier said:  “Two years ago, as we emerged from the Covid pandemic I said we were on the cusp of the next aerospace revolution.   “I spoke of the huge changes coming to how people move around cities and leaps forward for sustainable aerospace. As the industry gathers here at Farnborough, it’s clear that we are now witnessing that revolution taking place.

Apr 25, 2024 | caa.co.uk | Jake Kelly

Want to be launched into space? To do so you’ll need a set of licences depending on your planned mission. For a start you’ll need a Civil Aviation Authority licenced launch vehicle that takes off from a Civil Aviation Authority licenced spaceport. As part of that launch activity a range licence is also needed.

Jan 9, 2024 | caa.co.uk | Mark Jones

A year ago, Virgin Orbit was preparing for its first-ever space launch from Newquay’s Spaceport Cornwall. There was a whirlwind of activity ongoing at the UK Civil Aviation Authority to enable the launch to go ahead as planned. As the UK’s aviation and aerospace regulator, there is far more work that goes into space launches than one initially thinks.

Oct 3, 2023 | caa.co.uk | David Kendrick

By David Kendrick In the vast expanse of the sky, where dreams take flight and journeys connect loved ones and continents, safety and regulation keep the aviation industry soaring.  At the heart of this lies a framework – known as the Airline Operating Licence (or OL for short) – that grants airlines the privilege to operate commercial flights and its associated Air Operator Certificate (or AOC) which ensures it can do so safely.