Aviation employment portal launched by UK government
The UK government's Aviation Skills Retention Platform will aim to preserve essential expertise while addressing the wider skills shortage in the industry.
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The UK government's Aviation Skills Retention Platform will aim to preserve essential expertise while addressing the wider skills shortage in the industry.
Both agencies commit to expand cooperation to improve aviation safety and training, cybersecurity in air transport systems and safeguarding of public health in air travel. A second agreement on Technical Arrangement on Aviation Maintenance will streamline audits and reduce regulatory compliance costs for MRO organisations.
George Best Belfast City Airport has successfully retained its 'Very Good' rating from the UK CAA for its accessibility services for the third consecutive year.
The UK Civil Aviation Authority awarded Glasgow Airport with the rating for the second consecutive year as a result of its efforts in supporting PRMs.
Kirsty Wells, SeMS Programme Lead, and Nina Smith, Head of Training and Human Factors at the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), discuss the move towards Performance Based Oversight and how SeMS is the stepping stone in achieving this, alongside the professionalisation of training.
The guidance will support the logistics supply chain in preparation for the largest and most complex global logistics operation ever undertaken.
AOA has outlined a package of support measures to help airports through the challenging winter months and is calling on the UK government to deliver them.
The new training, in accordance with ICAO CART recommendations, will work to enable the safe and secure restart of air operations post-COVID-19.
With UK aviation job losses expected to exceed 110,000 as a result of COVID-19, the Airport Operators Association has called on the UK government to implement new supportive measures.
AOA has called on the UK government to better support the country's aviation industry as countries across the globe implement significant supportive measures.
The UK's House of Commons' Transport Committee held an informal virtual meeting with Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps, to discuss the implications of COVID-19 on transport.
The initial phase will see Stansted Airport host a series of focus groups encouraging people to provide their views on any change to the airport's airspace.
The 12-week consultation is being undertaken as part of the modernisation of the UK's airspace.
Adam Spurling, Compliance Team Manager at Civil Aviation Authority, discusses the impact SeMS could have on airport security, and how it is in all stakeholders’ best interests to utilise the concept.
This agreement will allow the AAK to "enhance competence and qualification of its staff, as well as to transfer the best experience from aviation authorities to Kazakhstan."