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Southend is now officially a London Airport

1 August 2012 | By Brera - PR

IATA has included London Southend Airport within its classification of the Metropolitan Area of London...

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CAA launches plan to help improve aviation’s environmental performance

10 July 2012 | By CAA

The UK CAA has launched a four-year programme to help improve aviation’s environmental performance...

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NATO EUROCONTROL ATM Security Coordinating Group (NEASCOG) and the ATM Security Team (SET) working together for a future cooperation

12 June 2012 | By EUROCONTROL

Bringing together all stakeholders...

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On-time Stansted hits new heights for punctuality

16 March 2012 | By BAA

Record breaking 2011 for Stansted with 85 per cent of flights on time...

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CAA Statistics show passenger numbers up for first time in four years

6 March 2012 | By CAA

UK airports handled 219 million passengers during 2011 according to figures published by the CAA...

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CAA announces consultation on change to UK airspace Transition Altitude

31 January 2012 | By CAA

The CAA has launched a consultation on its intention to raise and harmonise the Transition Altitude in UK airspace to 18,000ft...

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Without an Aviation Policy that enables capacity growth UK air passengers will suffer, CAA warns Government

10 January 2012 | By CAA

“Additional capacity would offer significant benefits for consumers..."

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CAA Aerodrome Safety Head receives MBE

4 January 2012 | By CAA

Chris Farnaby has been awarded an MBE in the New Year’s Honours List...

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Aviation policy must protect consumers as airport capacity constraints threaten the UK’s preeminent position

14 December 2011 | By CAA

"We frequently hear that the UK is losing out to Europe in its aviation network..."

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CAA publishes response to aviation policy consultation

26 October 2011 | By Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)

The Government should provide stability to the aviation industry to allow it to develop sustainably...

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CAA launches major new safety plan

18 July 2011 | By Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)

The UK CAA has set out its key safety objectives for the next two years at an industry launch event at its Gatwick headquarters...

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CAA issues update on volcanic ash arrangements

23 May 2011 | By Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)

The UK Civil Aviation Authority today said that new arrangements put in place since last year’s volcanic ash cloud...

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CAA completes March 2011 ATOL Renewal

1 April 2011 | By CAA

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has completed the March 2011 renewal of Air Travel Organisers’ Licences (ATOL)...

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Dangerous Goods, The hidden risks to commercial aviation

26 January 2011 | By Geoff Leach, Manager of the Dangerous Goods office at the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)

11 May 1996. After a delay caused by a mechanical problem Valujet flight 592, a Douglas DC-9-32 with 105 passengers and five crew onboard pushes back from the gate at Miami International Airport for departure to Atlanta. Twenty minutes later, after taxiing to runway 9 Left, the aircraft is airborne…

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Driving safety forward

13 December 2010 | By Tony Heap, Strategy and Standards Officer in the Aerodrome Standards Department, UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)

Working airside has never been short of hazards. Airport operators and regulators have long concentrated safety planning on protecting those individuals working on ramps, aprons, taxiways and runways. Unfortunately, ground handling incidents continue to rise worldwide, resulting in injuries to personnel and damage to aircraft and property. Additionally, the use,…

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