Written question asked by Greg Smith (Conservative) on Tuesday, 30 June 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 7 July 2026 (named day). It was answered by Keir Mather (Labour) on Tuesday, 7 July 2026 on behalf of the Department for Transport.
Aviation: Engineers
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people qualified as licensed aircraft maintenance engineers in each of the last five years; and how many of those were (a) British nationals and (b) overseas nationals in each year.
- Answer
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The table below shows the number of individuals that had initial UK Part-66 aircraft maintenance licences issued over the past five years. It does not show renewals or changes to existing licences. A licence once issued is valid for 5 years.
Nationality
Year Issued
British
Other
Total Licences Issued
2021
175
115
290
2022
296
858
1154
2023
261
1396
1657
2024
225
769
994
2025
214
73
287
Grand Total
1171
3211
4382
The spike of non-UK licences was when the Civil Aviation Authority had a process to obtain a UK Part-66 Aircraft Maintenance Licence for holders of an existing EASA Part-66 licence. This process closed on 31 December 2022.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 14430
- Session
- 2026-27
- Subjects
- Aviation Migrant workers Training Repairs and maintenance Engineers
- Contains statistics
- Yes
- Link
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- 2026-07-07 14:18:55 +0100
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