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Aviation 2050: green paper consultation period extended

On 1st March 2019, the DfT extended the Aviation 2050 green paper consultation period until 20th June 2019. Further details may be seen here.

https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/aviation-2050-the-future-of-uk-aviation

SASIG Chair Invited onto UK Airspace Strategy Board

Chairman of SASIG, Cllr Keith Artus has been invited by the Department for Transport to sit on the newly formed UK Airspace Strategy Board, a new high level forum which is charged with oversight of the future direction of airspace policy and will be chaired by Minister for Aviation Baroness Sugg. Meetings will be held twice-yearly in April and October.  The first meeting of the Board is taking place on 25th October. 

The appointment is further recognition of the importance Whitehall attaches to SASIG’s work and will allow local authority views to be heard at the highest levels of governance steering future airspace development in the UK.

CAA Draft Airspace Modernisation Strategy

On 19th July 2018, the CAA published its draft Airspace Modernisation Strategy and invited stakeholder feedback by 10th September 2018. An overview regarding the draft publication can be seen here and the document itself (CAP1690) can be seen here.

Airports National Policy Statement

On June 5th 2018, the Government published the Airports National Policy Statement.  Details of the Statement can be seen here and other supporting documents and materials here.  Following a Cabinet Meeting on the issue, the Secretary of State for Transport also made a statement in Parliament about the proposed expansion at Heathrow, which can be seen here.

DfT Publishes Next Steps on UK Aviation Strategy

The Government has published its response to the calls for evidence for the new Aviation Strategy being developed for the UK.  The response titled ‘Beyond the Horizon – The future of UK Aviation: next steps towards an Aviation Strategy’ can be found below together with an accompanying letter from Baroness Sugg.

DfT Publication: Next Steps Towards An Aviation Strategy, April 2018

Evidence on the Departments Aviation Strategy

 

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