Asked by: Peter Bone (Independent - Wellingborough)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 28 February 2019 to Question 225461 on Aviation Licensing, how many initial issues for each category of licence were made to people aged (a) 16 to 30, (b) 30 to 45 and (c) over 45.
Answered by Jesse Norman - Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
The Civil Aviation Authority records that it issued the following initial pilot licenses by age group.
Licence Type | 16-30 | 31-45 | over 45 | Total |
Private | 859 | 598 | 561 | 2018 |
Commercial | 578 | 234 | 35 | 847 |
Air Transport | 388 | 444 | 74 | 906 |
Asked by: Peter Bone (Independent - Wellingborough)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many European Aviation Safety Agency Category B maintenance licences were issued by the Civil Aviation Authority in 2018.
Answered by Jesse Norman - Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
Category | Description | Initial issues |
B1.1 | Aeroplanes Turbine | 306 |
B1.2 | Aeroplanes Piston | 14 |
B1.3 | Helicopters Turbine | 45 |
B1.4 | Helicopters Piston | 5 |
B2 | Avionics | 129 |
B3 | Piston-engine non-pressurised aeroplanes of 2 000 kg Maximum Take-off Mass (MTOM) and below | 140 |
Total |
| 639 |
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An individual can be issued with a licence in multiple categories. The figures therefore represent the number of licences issued and not the number of individual licence holders.
Asked by: Peter Bone (Independent - Wellingborough)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 28 February 2019 to Question 225461 on Aviation: Licensing, how many initial issues were made to women, for each category of licence.
Answered by Jesse Norman - Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
Licence Type | Initial issues to female pilots |
Private | 155 |
Commercial | 62 |
Air Transport | 42 |
Asked by: Peter Bone (Independent - Wellingborough)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to increase the number of pilots in the UK.
Answered by Jesse Norman - Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
Through the Government’s Aviation Strategy consultation, the Department is working with industry to ensure that the next generation of aviation professionals is both attracted to the sector and retained. The consultation includes proposals for overcoming financial, social mobility and diversity barriers which may prevent or inhibit suitable individuals from entering the aviation sector.
Asked by: Peter Bone (Independent - Wellingborough)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for pilot licence applications.
Answered by Jesse Norman - Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
The number of flight crew licence applications received by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has grown by more than 40% since the start of 2018. The CAA has responded by recruiting and training more licensing officers, increasing staff overtime, and pre-screening applications to ensure that all the required information has been received. The CAA is working with key stakeholders to identify improvements which will help to simplify and speed up the application process for both commercial and private pilots.
Asked by: Peter Bone (Independent - Wellingborough)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) private, (b) commercial and (c) air transport pilot licences the CAA issued in 2018.
Answered by Jesse Norman - Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
| LICENCES | |
| Initial Issue | Re-Issue/Renewal/Revalidation |
Private | 2018 | 1361 |
Commercial | 847 | 59 |
Air Transport | 906 | 68 |
Asked by: Peter Bone (Independent - Wellingborough)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the merits (a) of the proposals of the Civil Aviation Authority on changing class E airspace procedures and (b) made of the compliance of those proposed procedures with cap 1616 processes.
Answered by Jesse Norman - Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
The Government has made no such assessments.
However, as the Government continues to modernise UK airspace, there is an increasing need to enable the safe integration, rather than segregation, of all aircraft. This is why, as part of the Aviation Strategy, the Department is working with the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to explore a new policy on mandating electronic identification for all users.
Any proposal to change the UK’s airspace design will need to be assessed according to the CAA’s own airspace change process, which is set out in CAP1616. This includes the need to consult with all those who may be affected by the proposal.
Asked by: Peter Bone (Independent - Wellingborough)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the merits (a) of the proposals of the Civil Aviation Authority on changing class E airspace procedures and (b) made of the compliance of those proposed procedures with cap 1616 processes.
Answered by Jesse Norman - Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
The Government has made no such assessments.
However, as the Government continues to modernise UK airspace, there is an increasing need to enable the safe integration, rather than segregation, of all aircraft. This is why, as part of the Aviation Strategy, the Department is working with the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to explore a new policy on mandating electronic identification for all users.
Any proposal to change the UK’s airspace design will need to be assessed according to the CAA’s own airspace change process, which is set out in CAP1616. This includes the need to consult with all those who may be affected by the proposal.