Apr. 18 2024
Source Page: There is a devastating and growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza - Gazans need more aid, and they need it now: UK statement at the UN Security CouncilFound: strongest terms Iran’s unprecedented attack against Israel, as well as its violation of Jordan and Iraq’s airspace
Apr. 18 2024
Source Page: Joint Press Statement at the UN on the attacks by the Islamic Republic of Iran on IsraelFound: We further condemn the fact that the weapons launched at Israel violated the airspace of several regional
Oral Evidence Apr. 17 2024
Committee: Transport Committee (Department: Department for Transport)Found: Aircraft were re-routed to avoid the airspace.
Mentions:
1: Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent (Lab - Life peer) Iran’s senseless aerial attack on Israel at the weekend undermined international airspace. - Speech Link
Asked by: Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to improve the (a) detection and (b) management of drones around UK airports.
Answered by Anthony Browne - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) regulate the use of Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (drones) to ensure the use of drones remains safe and secure.
Some airports in the UK are already using drone detection systems supplied by third parties to detect and/or manage drone activities within their airspace.
Apr. 14 2024
Source Page: FCDO statement on the summoning of the Iranian Chargé d'AffairesFound: Iran’s direct and unprecedented attack against Israel, as well as their violation of Jordan and Iraq’s airspace
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.