General Aviation Alliance
Partnership in Aviation


Current consultation schedule

Most recent at top of each section

Table Fill Code

 RED = Active

AMBER = Ongoing

GREEN = Completed or active under another heading

 

 

GENERAL CONSULTATIONS

 

Status

Consulting Body

ITEM

Consultation

Start

Consultation

Finish

COMMENTS

ACTIVE

OFCOM

Applying spectrum pricing (Administered Incentive Pricing AIP) to the Maritime and Aeronautical sectors

 

Propose most sectors charged by 2010

30 July 2008

20 October 2008

Ofcom (AEGIS) report (March 2007)

http://www.ofcom.org.uk/research/radiocomms/reports/spectrumaip/

Ofcom consultation

http://www.ofcom.org.uk/consult/condocs/aip/#content

 

ACTIVE

DfT

Consultation on the proposed extension of the European Aviation Safety Agency’s remit to the safety of aerodromes, air traffic management and air navigation services, amending Regulation  Ref: EC216/2008

 

28 July 2008

20 October 2008

The full text of the proposal, together with the existing EASA framework Regulation EC 216/2008, which it amends, can be viewed on the DfT website, along with the Commission’s Impact Assessment. This can be found at: http://www.dft.gov.uk/consultations/open/easaremit/.

 

ACTIVE

DfT

“Third Consultation on Single European Sky (SES) –  informing the UK ’s negotiation position on SES II: towards a more sustainable and better performing aviation”. 

25 July 2008

22 Sept 2008

 

Interim response requested End August

 

Note Minister approved a reduced 8 week consultation as “Negotiations already begun”

EC Commission references

SES 1

http://eur-lex.europa.eu/Result.do?T1=V5&T2=2008&T3=388&RechType=RECH_naturel&Submit=Search

 

SES II

http://eur-lex.europa.eu/Result.do?T1=V5&T2=2008&T3=389&RechType=RECH_naturel&Submit=Search

 

ACTIVE

CAA

Consultation – Introduction of BRNAV below FL 95

 

21 May 2008

13 August 2008

Proposal to permit a mix of area navigation system based and conventional ground navigation aid based routes and procedures in a controlled airspace environment and the removal of the mandatory requirement for carriage of ADF equipment for IFR flight in controlled airspace

http://www.caa.co.uk/default.aspx?catid=1729&pagetype=90

 

ACTIVE

CAA

Base Level Crossing of Controlled Airspace

21 April 2008

25 July 2008

proposal to remove the airway-crossing-at-base-level rule (UK AIP ENR 1-1-1-3, Para 4.1.5.1 Flight Crossing Airways in IFR)

ACTIVE

CAA

Flight Training from Unlicensed Airfields

7 April 2008

10 July 2008

See LAASG list of priorities below

 

ACTIVE

CAA/NATMAC

Review of NATMAC policies, practices and procedures

17 December 2007

15 February 2008

e-mail to NATMAC representatives 17 December 2007

ACTIVE

DfT

The Secretary of State of Transport has appointed Sir Joseph Pilling to lead an independent strategic review of the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). 

 

October 2007

20 December 2007

(Preliminary evidence with further comments accepted by early April 2007)

 

Review concludes 2008

 

Published July 2008

Web links:

http://www.caa.co.uk/default.aspx?catid=1

 

http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/aviation/domestic/caareview2007

 

Note this follows on from: House of Commons Transport Committee report on “The Work of the CAA” where GAA amongst other gave evidence

 

ACTIVE

HM Treasury

The PBR on 9th October announced that air passenger duty will be replaced with a per plane “Aviation Duty” on 1st November 2009. Consultation proposes de minimis limit for aviation of 5.7 tonnes MTOW, with all fixed wing below this being within the scope of fuel duty. All helicopters of any size would be within scope of fuel duty rather than Aviation Duty.

1 Feb 2008

24 April 2008

Pre discussions in progress for Treasury to understand industry issues in consultation document.

 

Treasury see this applying to all aircraft

 

Formal consultation at

 

http://www.gnn.gov.uk/Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=349066&NewsAreaID=2

 

Specifically

 

http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/media/E/2/consult_aviation310108.pdf

 

 

ACTIVE

CAA

CONSULTATION ON PROPOSALS FOR NEW AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SERVICES OUTSIDE CONTROLLED AIRSPACE (ATSOCAS)

14 September 2007

14 December 2007

 

Implementation delayed to March 2009

consultation on proposals for new Air Traffic Control Services Outside Controlled Airspace (ATSOCAS). In the UK ATSOCAS are provided by both civil and military air traffic control units to a variety of airspace users ranging from commercial airliners to military fast jets and private pilots.The proposal outlines four levels of service: Basic, Traffic,,Deconfliction, Procedural

 

ACTIVE

CAA

New BACR section A, Chapter A8-21. Approval of organisations responsible for Design or Production of Non –EASA Aircraft

3 May 2007

None Stated

References:-

Letter:

http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/389/Consultation%20Letter.pdf

Consultation:

http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/389/RIA.pdf

http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/389/A8_21.pdf

 

ACTIVE

 

GAA Response submitted

HM Revenue and Customs

 

 

Energy Products Directive

 

Consultation on options for change

 

Stems from EU Directive COM (2006) 742 Withdrawal of Derogation related to  2003/96/EC  - Fuel Duty  on “Pleasure Flying”

1 August 2007

31 October 2007

 

 

Derogation not to apply EU rates for fuel (including AVGAS and Jet A1 withdrawn. Means these must be applied in accord with EU minimum rates

See:

http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/en/com/2006/com2006_0742en01.pdf

 and

http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/resources/documents/taxation/excise_duties/energy_products/rates/excise_duties-part_II_energy_products-en.pdf

 

Treasury announced:

Following the expiry of the UK ’s derogations from the Energy Products Directive on 31 December 2006, from 1 November 2008 fuel used for the purposes of private pleasure flying and private pleasure boating will no longer benefit from the current reduced and exempt rates of duty.

 

 

ACTIVE

Response submitted generally supporting progress of all areas

CAA

Pre - Consultation on the recommendations of the Light Aviation Airports Study Group (LAASG)

6 July 2006

6 October 2006

Consultation to identify which elements of the report to progress and which will be subject to RIA. Major areas:

1 Public transport and flying training

2 Proposals to allow flying training at unlicensed sites

3 Review of Aerodrome licensing criteria for Rescue & Fire Services

http://www.caa.co.uk/laasg

ACTIVE

 

Response submitted

 

CAA Responder

 

ONGOING

CAA

Amendment to ANO to improve technical interoperability of all aircraft in UK

 

Phase 1 implemented phase 2 in consultation

 

 

1 Feb 2008

 31 May 2008

 

Consultation Document available at

http:/www.caa.co.uk/consultations

 

http://www.caa.co.uk/default.aspx?catid=1698&pagetype=90&pageid=9307

 

ACTIVE

CAA

UAV

13 May 2005

Workshop 13 October 2005

Ongoing general issue

 

 

AIRSPACE CONSULTATIONS

 

Status

Consulting Body

ITEM

Consultation Start

Consultation Finish

COMMENTS

ACTIVE

Humberside Airport

Class D CTR/CTA

10 July 2008

3 October 2008

 

ACTIVE

MOD/QinetiQ

Airspace change proposal for Unmanned Aircraft

11 June 2008

28 September 2008

Establishment of segregated airspace south of Salisbury Plane (FL80 to F160 and extension of D126  from 2500 to 9000ft. a DACS is proposed

ACTIVE

NATS

P600 Irish Sea Airspace Change Proposals

30 May 2008

22 August 2008

Route change proposals between Ireland and UK primarily Scotland . Base of proposal FL 55

ACTIVE

NATS

Terminal Control North

Feb 2008

22 May 2008

Extended to

19 June 2008

Changes to Airspace over parts of London , Southern & Eastern England

 

Ref: www.nats.co.uk/TCNconsultation

 

ACTIVE

Robin Hood

Doncaster Sheffield

Class D CTR/CTA

And En – Route connectivity

13 December 2006 – Consultation letter issued

14 March 2006

Extended to 31 August 2007

Target Implementation mid/late 07

http://www.robinhoodairport.com/page_airspace_change_proposal_consultation_94.html

 

IMPLEMENTATION ADVISED AS 28 August 2008

 

ACTIVE

Exeter

Class D CTR/CTA

And En – Route connectivity

Informal Launch expected mid/late 2006

 

Target Implementation mid/late 07

ACTIVE

Inverness

Class D CTR/CTA

And En – Route connectivity

 

 

Target 2008 TBC

 

ACTIVE

Norwich

 

Informal Launch expected mid/late 2006

 

Notified at NATMAC

Implementation Late 07/early 08

ACTIVE

NATS

TC North East

Development Consultation

28 April 2006

Sponsor consultation expected Jan 2007

TBA

Redesign of North East Part of London TMA

Briefing 25 May 2006

Formal Consultation starts Spring 2007. Planed implementation Spring 09

ACTIVE

Humberside