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The UK plans to leave EU aviation safety regulator at the end of 2020

The United Kingdom will leave the EASA,  European Union Authority for aviation safety after the Brexit transition period. The UK transport secretary Grant Shapps confirmed. Mr Shapps stated the UK membership of EASA - the body responsible for certification of the airworthiness of their planes - would end on 31 December 2020. In an online artical from BBC (source below) the owners of British Airways said the Civil Aviation Authority lacked world-class knowledge and could not be ready in time. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-51783580 This could now potentially mean that Aviation products and designs would need to be certified more than once. The European Union Authority aviation safety is responsible for certifying commercial aircraft for service across the EU. When the UK ends its membership of EASA, it could now need to certify aircraft separately.

By |March 18th, 2020|Uncategorised|Comments Off on The UK plans to leave EU aviation safety regulator at the end of 2020

Brussels boosts rights for airline passengers

Airlines which cancel flights will have to book passengers on rival carriers if they cannot offer one of their own within 12 hours, under a new package of EU consumer measures to be unveiled. The plans for sweeping changes to passengers' rights represent the biggest reform to the EU aviation rules since they were introduced eight years ago. Subject to the approval of member states and the European Parliament, the new laws are due to come into force in early 2015. Under a regulation known as EU261, airlines are already required to refund passengers when flights are cancelled but they have frequently been accused of trying to dodge their obligations by forcing customers to drag them through the courts to obtain compensation. Carriers in turn have campaigned for changes especially after facing a bill of more than £1bn following the eruption of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano in Iceland in April 2010. They had to pick up the bill for looking after millions of passengers stranded when flights across Europe were grounded for nearly a week. Under the changes, airlines will have to pay for a maximum of three nights' hotel accommodation. The reforms will tackle some of the more controversial practices used by airlines. For example, carriers will be banned from charging passengers a fee to correct a misspelling of their name. Some airlines demand up to £160 for a passenger to correct a flight booking at the airport. "It is very important that passenger rights do not just exist on paper," said Siim Kallas, the vice president of the EU Commission. "We all need to be able to rely on them when it matters most – when things go wrong.  We know that the real priority for [...]

By |May 31st, 2012|News|Comments Off on Brussels boosts rights for airline passengers