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Written question asked by Justin Madders (Labour) on Friday, 19 February 2021, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 23 February 2021. It was answered by Robert Courts (Conservative) on Thursday, 25 February 2021 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Aviation: Crew

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of bringing forward the date of 1 April 2021 that the UK Commercial Pilot Licence can be applied for via the Civil Aviation Authority.

Answer

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is currently developing a process to enable pilots who have previously held a UK issued EASA Part-Flight Crew Licence (FCL), but now hold a licence that was issued by an EASA member state prior to 31 December 2020, to apply for the issue of a UK Part-FCL licence. The CAA aim to make this process as simple and efficient as possible. This will be available from 1 April 2021.

Pilots holding licences issued by EASA member states will not immediately require a UK Part-FCL licence to enable them to fly UK registered aircraft, as pilots holding licences issued by EASA member states prior to 31 December 2020 will be able to continue to operate UK registered aircraft for a period of up to two years from the end of the Transition Period, or until the expiry date, whichever is sooner.

Given this, we believe the 1 April 2021 date to be sufficient.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
155114
Session
2019-21
Subjects
Aviation Crew Civil Aviation Authority Licensing
Link
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