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Big Bang Award winner: Betsy Ellis

Published on: 11 February 2025
Category:STEM

The Civil Aviation Authority Future in Aviation Award Betsy Ellis describes the idea behind her project, and where she hopes to take it in the future.

Sir Stephen Hillier's message to aerospace sector on ahead of Farnborough International Airshow

Published on: 22 July 2024
Category:Corporate

As the Farnborough International Airshow kicks off, with more than 80,000 in attendance, our Chair Sir Stephen Hillier, shares his views on the revolution happening in aerospace and how the regulator is rising to the challenge. 

Range control licences: Giving space space

Published on: 25 April 2024
Category:Space ,
Category:Airspace ,
Category:Safety

A range control service oversees, clears, and controls a zone to make rocket launches safer. A range licence is a legal requirement ahead of a space launch, but is not in itself permission to launch.

Strengthening aviation safety through bilateral arrangements

Published on: 05 April 2024
Category:Safety

A crucial aspect of maintaining aviation safety is our engagement with international partners and other National Aviation Authorities. Often this happens through establishing Bilateral Aviation Safety Arrangements (BASAs), which are part of our mission of protecting people and enabling aerospace.

Flight 100 – Our role in enabling the first transatlantic sustainable fuel flight

Published on: 27 February 2024
Category:Environment

28 November 2023 history was made. Virgin Atlantic flew the first UK transatlantic flight using 100 per cent sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from London Heathrow to New York’s JFK Airport, representing the start of a greener age in aviation.

Soaring to New Heights: Re-launching our STEM website

Published on: 26 February 2024
Category:STEM

Young people can access a range of material as we hit the relaunch button on a refreshed STEM website

A year on from Launcher One: Reflections on airspace requirements for space operations

Published on: 10 January 2024
Category:Airspace ,
Category:Space

One year on from the UK’s first historic orbital space launch, Mark Jones, one of our Airspace Regulators, shares his insights on co-ordinating airspace requirements for space operations.

Transforming transactions: Updating our payment systems to improve security and customer service

Published on: 27 October 2023
Category:Commercial industry

In a time of rapid technological advancement, the aviation and aerospace industry is no exception to the demand for innovative payment solutions that provide seamless, secure, and efficient transactions. At the UK Civil Aviation Authority, we’re rolling out a new payment system to make payments easier for customers.

Navigating the Skies: Explaining the Airline Licensing Process

Published on: 03 October 2023
Category:Commercial industry

In the vast expanse of the sky, where dreams take flight and journeys connect loved ones and continents, safety and regulation keep the aviation industry soaring.

Putting passengers first: Our consumer strategy

Published on: 29 September 2023
Category:Consumers

We’ve devised a consumer strategy to articulate our role to consumers and set out our priority focus areas for our consumer work.

News from UK Civil Aviation Authority

UK Civil Aviation Authority accepts Gatwick Airport’s commitments
- Published on: 25 February 2025
- Category: News Item
New Non-Executive Directors announced at the UK Civil Aviation Authority
- Published on: 19 February 2025
- Category: News Item
Big Bang Award winner: Betsy Ellis
- Published on: 11 February 2025
- Category: Blog Post

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