UPDATED Flight training including dual instruction will be allowed to restart from 4 July. General Aviation businesses will be able to open and operate while … Read more
Department for Transport
Flying allowed in England! DfT lifts restrictions
The UK Government has lifted restrictions on recreational flying but with some conditions. Flying is now allowed: from English airfields if social distancing measures are … Read more
Govt funds Air League initiatives
The Air League has been awarded funding from the Department for Transport to support its Soaring to Success and National Youth Plane Building initiatives. Soaring … Read more
RAF chief to head CAA as UK leaves EASA
The former head of the Royal Air Force, Sir Stephen Hillier, is the Government’s preferred candidate to become the new Chair of the UK Civil … Read more
Grounded MoD Vigilant motor-gliders to fly again with Aerobility
The issue of what to do with RAF Vigilant motor gliders has been solved – 63 of them are to be reconditioned and sold to … Read more
Govt launches £2m fund to support local airfields
The government has announced a £2m fund to support local airfields. The money will be available to supply commercial expertise and help General Aviation businesses … Read more
Shapps’ new General Aviation team cracks on with reforms
A new General Aviation team created at the Department for Transport has grown to approximately 25 people from ‘one and a half’ in less than … Read more
Reach for the Sky to inspire young people
A new skills programme to promote careers in the aviation industry to under-represented groups has been unveiled by the Aviation Minister, Paul Maynard. The programme, Reach … Read more
New Aviation Minister says DfT will ‘champion’ General Aviation
The new Aviation Minister, Paul Maynard MP, has said the Department for Transport (DfT) is “committed to championing aviation, including GA”. Maynard said, “This department … Read more
New Aviation Minister (again): Paul Maynard
The UK has a new Aviation Minister following the Cabinet shake-up. He is Paul Maynard, MP for Blackpool North and Cleveleys. Mr Maynard’s full title … Read more
