Regulations and Government
Business Aviation Leaders Call for UK To Rejoin EASA
Regulatory disconnects have resulted in shrinking numbers of UK-registered aircraft
BBGA conference panel
Left to right: Aoife O’Sullivan, partner with The Air Law Firm; Mark Bisset, with the London-based Clyde & Partners law firm; Graham Williamson, managing director of Gama Aviation; and Andrew Hoy, CEO of Affinity Aviation Group. © AIN/Charles Alcock

The UK should seek to rejoin the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) to resolve constraints on industry growth, according to a panel of industry leaders addressing the British Business and General Aviation Association (BBGA) conference in London on Tuesday.

Panelists, including prominent aviation lawyers and aircraft operator executives, concluded that efforts by the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), while well intended, have not been sufficient to overcome market access and regulatory disadvantages since the country left the EU at the end of January 2020.