CAA publishes rejected take-off advice
The UK CAA has published updated advice on rejected take offs and how to handle them. Published in its ‘Clued Up’ safety journal, the CAA says that most, if not all, pilots will be prepared for an engine failure on take off, but not all issues are so clear cut. Citing an AAIB accident report, the CAA says that in interviews with PPL holders, Flight Instructors and Flight Examiners, the AAIB found that training and awareness of...
Air experience flights approved in ex-military jets
On 30 January 2023 the UK CAA approved revenue earning passenger flights in former military jet aircraft. Following an extensive consultation last year, the CAA has agreed that former military jet aircraft operators can now use a Safety Standard Acknowledgment and Consent (SSAC) risk analysis framework to gain permission to conduct experience flights. The SSAC concept isn’t new, but until now has been limited to ex-military...
Swansea Airport loses license amid safety concerns
The CAA has halted Swansea Airport (EGFH)’s operating licence citing a “systematic failure of safety management”. Following an unannounced audit in which “a series of safety concerns” were found, the aerodrome’s status as a licensed facility was revoked on 15 February. A spokesperson for the CAA told the Local Democracy Reporting Service that the provisional license suspension was the result of ineffective safety management,...
Doncaster’s mayor launches bid to protect airport’s controlled airspace
Mayor of Doncaster Ros Jones has called on the Civil Aviation Authority to protect the former airport’s controlled airspace. Doncaster Sheffield Airport closed at the end of 2022 after owners the Peel Group cited the site as financially unviable. Despite bids for the site from the council and the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA), these were both rejected, and passenger flights were ceased in November before the site...
Flybe v.2 fails
In a shock move, on 28 January UK regional airline Flybe filed for administration. Due to operate 292 flights in the week following its sudden closure, all flights are now cancelled and customers are unlikely to receive any refunds, except via a credit card chargeback. The airline had only resumed flying in April 2022 after having its assets bought by Cyrus Capital following its original bankruptcy just prior to the COVID-19 pandemic....
