Apr. 09 2024
Source Page: Royal Air Force fighter squadron arrives in Romania to co-lead NATO air policing missionFound: moment’s notice to launch Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) intercepts of Russian aircraft approaching NATO airspace
Apr. 03 2024
Source Page: Judge rules against boat-owners flouting Thames mooring rulesFound: owner of the riverbed is entitled to make a claim in respect of boats trespassing in the water and the airspace
Special Report Apr. 03 2024
Committee: Environmental Audit CommitteeFound: The Government has committed £9.2m funding to the airspace modernisation programme and worked closely
Asked by: Baroness Randerson (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Future of Flight Action Plan, published on 18 March, what regulations are being considered to ensure that ‘temporary reserved areas’ do not impact citizens regarding (1) safety, (2) noise, (3) privacy, and (4) environmental impacts; and when they will provide the necessary regulatory frameworks.
Answered by Lord Davies of Gower - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The regulatory framework exists and Temporary Reserved Areas (TRAs) are applied for through the Airspace Change Process and are assessed by the regulator, the Civil Aviation Authority, which under Section 70 of the Transport Act 2000, has a duty to take a number of factors into account. This includes assessing that a high standard of safety is maintained in the provision of air traffic services; specific guidance on environment objectives contained within the Air Navigation Guidance 2017; and the process allows for consultation with potentially impacted stakeholders to raise concerns such as privacy.
Asked by: Baroness Randerson (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Future of Flight Action Plan, published on 18 March, when they anticipate that the British Standards Institute will report on recommended performance standards for uncrewed aircraft systems for testing in operational non-segregated airspace environments known as ‘temporary reserved areas’.
Answered by Lord Davies of Gower - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
It is within the Action Plan for CAA to start an Uncrewed Traffic Management (UTM) sandbox this year to allows testing in non-segregated airspace environments.
Any recommended performance standards for uncrewed aircraft system testing will need to meet the expectations of the CAA, to ensure that all airspace users meet the necessary safety requirements.
Asked by: Baroness Randerson (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Future of Flight Action Plan, published on 18 March, where the ‘temporary reserved areas’ will operate; and what will be the size of those areas.
Answered by Lord Davies of Gower - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
Details of location and size are proposed by the industry, before assessment by the CAA on a case-by-case basis, to consider safety in the proposed operational environment.
Temporary Reserved Areas (TRAs) are applied for through the Airspace Change Process, which allows for consultation with potentially impacted stakeholders.
Asked by: Baroness Randerson (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Future of Flight Action Plan, published on 18 March, what is their timeline to achieve operational ‘temporary reserved areas’ by end of 2024.
Answered by Lord Davies of Gower - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
Operational temporary reserved areas (TRAs) are in use now and throughout 2024 for Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) trials, enabling the CAA to validate the use of airspace policy concepts with real world use cases.
Mar. 28 2024
Source Page: AAIB Annual Safety Review 2023Found: Aviation and Mid-Air Collision Accident Statistics 2003-2023 Figure 1 Mid-air collision events in UK airspace
Mar. 28 2024
Source Page: Letter dated 24/03/2024 from Grant Shapps MP to Henry Smith MP regarding strengthening Ukraine's air defences, as discussed following the Oral Statement on Ukraine. 1p.Found: layered Integrated Air and Missile Defence that protects both Rzeszow-Jasionka Airfield and Polish airspace
Mar. 28 2024
Source Page: Permitted Development Rights review - phase 3: consultation analysisFound: light of evidence that solar panels do not interfere with communication s equipment or infringe on airspace