Aircraft
UK Aviation Industry Unhappy at Loss of EASA Membership
The post-Brexit transition period for mutual aviation license and approvals recognition ends on Dec. 31, 2022.
Flight cancellations at UK airlines due to chronic crew shortages could get worse if those carriers cannot employ pilots who hold only EASA licenses. (Photo: British Airways)
Flight cancellations at UK airlines due to chronic crew shortages could get worse if those carriers cannot employ pilots who hold only EASA licenses. (Photo: British Airways)

Brexit, the political process that saw the “British Exit” from the European Union after a 2016 vote and that finally became reality in January 2020, has presented a worry for the aviation industry in both the UK and Europe. Even trying to put to one side the bitter “Remain” versus “Leave” hardline positions that still divide British voters, little doubt remains that Brexit has complicated trading conditions for original equipment manufacturers, airlines, airports, and MROs in both the UK and the EU. More particularly, the process for issuing approvals and licenses will likely remain complicated for some time to come.


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