Planning rules must further change if airfields are to survive and thrive – that’s the view of the cross-party group on aviation. Airfields should be … Read more
All-Party Parliamentary Group on General Aviation
APPG steps up battle for lower cost pilot training
The number of students in Britain learning to become airline pilots is far below its potential because of much higher training costs in this country … Read more
Call for airfield protection ‘same as church bells’
The All-Party Parliamentary Group on General Aviation (APPG-GA) has called on the government to provide airfields with the same level of retrospective protection as churches, … Read more
Carol Vorderman joins MPs in STEM initiative
MPs and broadcaster (and pilot) Carol Vorderman have launched a new working group to promote Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) jobs and skills in … Read more
Aerodrome safeguarding call follows Shoreham plan
A housing estate and Ikea superstore to be built next door to Brighton City Airport (Shoreham) has prompted the All-Party Parliamentary Group for General Aviation … Read more
Call for US-Europe agreement on medicals
British and American politicians are calling for pilot medical standards to be recognised across the UK, Europe and the USA. In a joint letter to … Read more
Airspace inquiry launched by Parliamentary Group
All aviation organisations are invited to submit evidence to a new inquiry into the UK’s airspace and how it’s managed. The inquiry, run by the … Read more
Skytyping to become legal in UK, pledges minister
+VIDEO Skytyping and other forms of sky writing are to become legal in the UK. The Aviation Minister, Baroness Sugg CBE, has promised to update … Read more
Promote GA say cross-party MPs after US fact-finding tour
Much more can be done to promote General Aviation and develop high-tech jobs and skills were the conclusions of a party of MPs who went … Read more
Planning policy changes ‘useful’ but more to do
Two pro-General Aviation changes made to the new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) have been welcomed by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on General Aviation (APPG-GA). … Read more