What leaving the EU may mean for UK PPLs
Amid the continuing negotiations about the UK's future relationship with the EU, there is one thing we know for sure: the UK will no longer be part of the EU Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) system after 31 December this year.
The CAA are working with the UK Government to provide some certainity to businesses and pilots about any future UK-EU aviation safety agreement and whether mutual recognition of licences, certificates and approvals will be included in it. The Transition period ends 31 December this year, so we are all keen to understand how a future UK-EU aviation safety agreement might work, and whether mutual recognition of licences, certificates and approvals will be included in it. And in the event of a No-Deal exit we do at least know that the CAA and many stakeholders in industry have been working out what a 'non-negotiated outcome' would look like, and preparing for it, for the last four years.
For those interested or concerned the CAA have put together a brief summary of the regulatory changes involved, and a longer, more detailed EU Exit microsite which is updated regularly with additional info as and when this emerges.