Brexit
December 10, 2018

Future of European Aerospace: The 4th EU Aeronautics Conference

Future of European Aerospace: The 4th EU Aeronautics Conference

The 4th Annual EU Aeronautics Conference took place in Brussels on last week. With over 400 attendees, including industry, regulators, Commission, MEPs […]

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November 30, 2018

Preparing for Brexit: EU legislative proposals announced

Preparing for Brexit: EU legislative proposals announced

In the latest EU preparedness work, the European Commission has published a slide pack on the state of preparedness for mobility. This […]

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November 22, 2018

Political Declaration: What it means for Aerospace

Political Declaration: What it means for Aerospace

Today the UK and the EU have agreed an updated version of the draft political agreement, setting out the aims both sides […]

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November 16, 2018

Preparedness actions: the need to keep planning

Preparedness actions: the need to keep planning

Despite all the discussion of the Withdrawal Agreement this week, let’s not neglect another important document published: the latest European Commission preparedness […]

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Brexit transition
November 13, 2018

EASA consultation on VTOL Aircraft standards

EASA consultation on VTOL Aircraft standards

On 15 October, EASA launched a consultation on Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) Aircraft. This is in the form of a ‘special […]

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October 31, 2018

EU should extend No Deal flexibility for finance contracts to aviation

EU should extend No Deal flexibility for finance contracts to aviation

The European Commission’s Vice President, Valdis Dombrovskis, has listened to the finance industry’s warnings and said the EU will continue to allow […]

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October 3, 2018

Latest on No Deal planning by EASA

Latest on No Deal planning by EASA

EASA notification for UK organisations to apply for certain Third Country approvals On 2nd October, EASA issued a notice to say they […]

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September 25, 2018

Who holds the power in EU Aviation Agreements?

Who holds the power in EU Aviation Agreements?

It was recently reported that Chris Grayling had written to all the transport ministers from EU27 countries in an attempt to secure […]

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How will Aerospace be affected by No Deal?

How will Aerospace be affected by No Deal?

Government Technical Notices Yesterday the Government published a third round of Technical Notices, laying out what the UK will do in the […]

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September 5, 2018

A Balancing Act: UK Defence Procurement post-Brexit

A Balancing Act: UK Defence Procurement post-Brexit

Could Brexit actually lead to simpler defence procurement? Far away from the political maneuvering, backstops and negotiations is the mountain of UK […]

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August 29, 2018

Brexit: Will no deal ground aircraft in March 2019?

Brexit: Will no deal ground aircraft in March 2019?

As the date of the UK’s exit from the European Union comes closer without agreement on an orderly withdrawal, more focus is […]

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Brexit
July 25, 2018

FIA18 RECAP – Brexit and Beyond

FIA18 RECAP – Brexit and Beyond

One of the major themes that was prominent through Farnborough Airshow was the dreaded ‘B’ word, Brexit. However coupled with speeches made […]

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July 12, 2018

ADS and CAA Brexit contingency planning

ADS and CAA Brexit contingency planning

At the beginning of this week, the Civil Aviation Authority updated its website to add a section on EU Exit to cover […]

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May 29, 2018

Will the UK launch its own Galileo?

Will the UK launch its own Galileo?

Last week saw increasingly active discussion of the UK’s future in Galileo, the EU’s global navigation satellite system. On Monday, the Defence […]

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May 17, 2018

Staying in EASA, ECHA isn’t cherry picking, it stands on precedent

Staying in EASA, ECHA isn’t cherry picking, it stands on precedent

In her Mansion House speech in March, the PM said that the UK would like to stay in three European Union agencies: […]

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