Aviation News
SASIG Members Meeting Wednesday 30 October 2024
The next SASIG Members’ Meeting will take place Wednesday 30 October 2024. Full details and agenda to follow.
SASIG/RABA Air Transport Symposium – Postponed – a new date for the event will be finalised in the near future.
SASIG/RABA will be holding an Air Transport Symposium at the LGA in London. It is hoped that this will be the first in a series and will focus on two key themes – Aviation & Land Use Planning and Local Authority Engagement with Advanced Air Mobility. The event will be in-person.
Westminster Travel Forum’s conference
SASIG Chairman Keith Artus was one of the guest speakers at the Westminster Travel Forum’s conference: ‘Next steps for drone regulation and use in the UK’ held on 31 January 2023. Members can view his presentation here.
5th British and Irish Aviation Expo
The 5th British-Irish Airports EXPO took place at ExCeL London on 22-23 June 2022, featuring almost 90 exhibitors and five conferences. Aviation Minister Robert Courts MP visited the EXPO, touring the exhibition for an hour and visiting most of the exhibitors before appearing on stage to address the entire EXPO alongside senior stakeholders of the Regional And Business Airports Group (42 UK and Dependency regional airports), Heathrow, and the British Aviation Group. Click here to see their full post event article.
SASIG Exhibited at the event to read more Click here
Public Safety Zone Guidance
A Public Safety Zone guidance note to Aerodrome Operators issued by the CAA may be seen here. It is an advice note which only applies to England and Wales – the regulations for Scotland and Northern Ireland will be examined independently.
DfT’s Jet Zero Consultation
SASIG attended the DfT’s Jet Zero consultation Workshop on 18 August and the key presentation, together with the workshop notes, can be seen below:
Eurocontrol COVID-19 Impact on European Aviation Report
Eurocontrol are publishing a regular comprehensive assessment of the latest traffic situation in Europe relating to the impact of the pandemic. The document: Eurocontrol COVID-19 Impact on European Aviation issued on 22 April 2021 can be found below.
National Infrastructure Report on Freight April 2019
The April 2019 ‘National Infrastructure Commission report on Better Delivery: the Challenge for Freight’ can be seen here.
General Aviation Safety Review
Updated: UK approach to recreational general aviation safety: An independent review (CAP1886 – published 23 October 2020) can be seen here.
TSC Report – Impact of Coronavirus on Aviation
The Transport Select Committee’s report titled: ‘The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the aviation sector’ was published on 13th June 2020 and can be seen here.