Alerts

By 1st January 2026 any remaining exemptions to conversion to 8.33kHz spacing expire, this includes 121.6MHz, the channel used by Aerodrome Rescue & Fire Fighting Services (RFFS). This […]

Most civil VHF channels have converted to 8.33 kHz voice channel spacing and all VHF equipped aircraft are required to be 8.33kHz capable. The CAA is working with […]

Our consultations on General Aviation (GA) Pilot Licensing & Training Simplification close on 6th May 2025. Following the completion of CAP2335 – General Aviation (GA) Pilot Licensing & […]

From 30 September 2025 it will be mandatory to hold a UK Part BFCL BPL licence to fly Part-21 balloons. All pilots whose recommendations are sent to the […]

From 30 September 2025 it will be mandatory to hold a Part SFCL SPL licence to fly Part-21 Sailplanes.  All pilots whose recommendations are sent to the CAA […]

The CAA is proposing to amend provisions of Assimilated Regulation (EU) No. 965/2012 (the UK Air Ops Regulation) to introduce Extended Diversion Time Operations (EDTO) requirements. These amendments […]

Restriction of Flying Regulations comprising corridor for helicopter flights between Aberdeenshire to Durham, Durham to Birmingham, Birmingham to Gloucestershire and Gloucestershire to London CTR on 17 April 2025. […]

The requirement to provide ID with all applications has been deferred by the CAA until after the modernisation of the ATS licensing service is completed in September 2025. […]

As part of the introduction of the Specific Operation Risk Assessment (SORA) framework for Remote Piloted Air Systems (RPAS) operations in the specific category, we have considered the […]

Test and Evaluation Annual Report (CAP3099) covers the activities carried out by the Test and Evaluation team in the last year. These activities are related to CAA-driven data […]